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Winning Endgame Strategy

Alexander Beliavsky,Adri Mikalcisin

B.T. Batsr t London



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io-Timman n Zee 199

Bu Wh d not wn ar �d6 2 4 �c6 3 d6 4 6whn hr ar w wa o draw

(a) 4 .. .�d7 5 � �8 6 4c7 7 �d5 �8! 8 c6 (8 68 8 .�d8, and h do nt winth c7 awn

(b) 4 . c6 5 �d7 6 4@d8! and h king od hqar crrndng o a5 c5,5d7 a4 b4 c4 d4 4d8 8a66

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8 Pwn Ending

Mciej GrbrczykPolnd, 1998

Althgh ar bx5 2 �x5c5 3 �b5 �d6 t s a smpl draw.

I s also pssbl t s b-caus f an ncrrc cacuon ofan asng pawn ndng

SvideLoonErevn 1996

H Bck esigned cknngn h aran �g2 2 @c5hl 3 xhl �xhl 4 �d5 �g2 5e5 bu h dd not calcat to thnd 5 .. 6 �x5 �e3 and Blackcaprs h c3 pawn

Kmpchk-PokSloveni 1985

Bck resgned, cknngtha h wod os both of hsdoubd pawns, b r .�d7 2�xe5 �e7 3 g6 �! 4 �xe6 �g75 �f5 �h6! 6 �6 t a nds n aw knwn samae

N tpovSchuvovMosco, 1994

Bck resgned rgng thatth was a last chanc f savng hgam b stalma ar •.�c6 2 xb5 �xb5 3 'd5 �4!



Yudsn-OsnosLegrad, 1987

Ar layng Yudan ofrd a dw ayng tat t wlknown oton n t book and drawn xrncd oonnt and ntatona matr waockd by own gnoranc and

acctd t tr and tn owvrt ogt to b wl-known to vryon tat aftr l e 2 'e2 3@ @ t tranguaton5f5-4 wnnng. t ut owdon t blv vrybody !

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Anotr ty of vry commonmtakvn trong grandmatrav many tcncal ortcomngHctor-pemn

Rolde 1998

Paw Edg 9

Ar n ardou dnc ndtranoton to a awn ndngWt ad t mron tat n ntrtng canc ad crod and took t S

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l..b 2 xbLong my a4 d4 3 g6

c3 and t back awn trtan t wt on.

2 .'xb 3 'g 'xb3 'xh6 55 'xgS 6 'h6 3 7 g5 2 g6 9 g7 6 and ad toresgn

Corrct wa t mor ogca 5 a5 4 a4 3 bxa4 bxa4 45 c4 5 4 b3 6 d3 xa37 c3 a 8 c a3 and r txtra mov 9 3! mk a draw.

Anotr way to t draw 5 d3d5 6 3 .

A ck o understnng o bscprncps o py in pwn nngs

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Vrjaca Baja, 1 998

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10 Pn Endngs

hg4 g4 5 3 g5 d5 4cd5 b5 5 ab5 a4 6 g6 a3 7 d6d6 8 @g7 a tc h nlychanc a draw wld b h du 4 d4+ @d4 5 g6 @ 6cd5 @4 ( 6 b5 7 d6! cd6 8ab5 a4 9 b6=) 7 c4 4 8 @g7@5 @ 5 0 @7, and adraw. Bu Back lad

g5 2 xg6 h4It wa tl a daw ar hg4 3

g4 @

6

3 @ xg6 4 @g2 @6 5 h3@g5 6 d4 c6 7 c3And Bc resigned nc atr7 d5 wnnng 8 c5 b5 9 ab5 a41 bc6 and n h lng qnndng Wht ha t many awn.

hesthro

enn 1996

A l n Wh nlnd m .d5 wh @3 andth n rbm Hwv

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n h llwng tn w havanthr am an nrcawn mv.

chndopeemnRode 1998

b4 6 2 h4 g6 and hieresigned n ar 3

3

g5 4 f4 5 5 6 @ We4 7 @5 8 g5 5 hank th dtant ad awn Back wn a l.Crc wa @g3 b4 (r . .a5

a4 ba4 3 ba4 g6 4 3 6 5@h4 @6 6

5 5 7 6 6 8g5+ @5 Wg7 wth a draw) @h3 f5 3 g5 @f5 4 @4!

5 5g3 @6 6 h3 @g7 7 g3 h6 8@h3 @h5 9 g3 a6 0 h3 g4 1g3 @g5 1 g @h4 13 @h

3

14 g3 @g4 15 g a 16

@h3 17 g4 and a draw Back

lack a ngl m mv wh haawnPeRoson

Sotlnd 1998



Back evaluated te poston poo-ly and saciced a pawn

.g4?? 2 xg4 g5 3 e5 4c4 e4+ 5 xe4 xg4 6 b4 Wxh5 7

�f5! h4 8 c5 a6 9 a4 h5 10 b5axb5 axb5 g3 2 c6! bxc6 13b6!, and Black esgned Ae tecorrect passive dene ..\g7! 2c4 6 3 b4 x5 4 c5 g6 5 'e55 6 b5 W 7 d6 g4 e wodeasily aceve a daw. Bt it lookedal so simplegoing dectly te5 pawn

Geeneld-GolodIrael 998

Correct play was the simple 5 Wxa7 (ae 2 gxf5 ex5 3 xa7simply 3 g4 4 a4 f4 5 a5 g3) . e53 a4 e4 4 b6 g4 (4 . .f4!?+) 55 g3 6 g3 e3 7 6 e2 8 a7 e=9 a8 �4+ 0 @c7 d6+! wta transposiion to a singe, bt easilywnnng pawn endingI the game Back decded to

pess te wte ing1...d6? 2 @xa7 c6 bt ere

lowed 3 b8!! 5 4 a4 fxg4 (or4 f4 5 a5 b5 6 @b7 xa5 76) 5 a5 b5 6 'b7! (Rtstypcal manoeve) 6 ..'xa5 7 'c6Wb4 8 d6 c4 9 @xe6 @d3 wth daw

Pawn Endings

OstensadKzmnBiel 990

Only one winning move s e: . e3 ! c4 @d2 3 b5 'c 4Wxb6 b4 wit a typcal ns buttee lowed .d5?? and ae2 'd3! draw

Ignorance o typcl methods ostruggle. Typcal breakthoughs

AdamsLuWk aan Zee, 1 995

h5??Corect was 1 bxa4 bx4 2 g4 ! g6

3 gxf5 gx5 4 d3 5 5 c3 ! 'c5 6c4 e4+ 7 e4 e4 8 xe4 @xc4 9

'e3 'b3 0 d3 xa3 'c3wt a daw

.b4! hite resgned



J Pn Endng

Oeooking saeming deences

Heesingonebrecen, 99

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oweve elle aw hat i he

paw endg he could ce the wio a pawn and decided that th waucent .. xc5? 2 xc5 xe5 3 d5

Wg6 4 xe5 g5 5 e4 5 6 We5W4! 7 x4 Dawn

The Blac ng i taemaedoneos pawn adances

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i 7 .. .h4 the 8 e3 D4) 8 ' 3 e5 8. . 5 4 g4 e5 h4 e6 4 wth a aw.

.d5 2 b4?Anothe icoect advaceit

wa eceay o play 2 e4 @d6 3@e3 3 d4 e5 4 xe5 xe5 5@d3 e6 6 c3 h5 D g5 3 . e54 5 gx5 5 ex5 'd5 6 d3 a4 7bxa4 bxa4 8 h5 h6 'c3 e4 e4 �xe4 b4 ad thoughBlac ha a exa paw hequee endg Whte ha chace oa daw

2 .axb4 3 axb4

3 .. h6?Now come a mtae om he

ohe ideae 3 . e5 4 e4 e65 'e3 �d6 5 ' 6 5= 6 5i 6 e5 the 6 . . .e5 7 ' �e68 g2 '6 'g3 h6 ad ugwang 6 . gx5 7 ex5 d5 8 d3h5 'e3 'c4 'e4 @xb4 'd5 'c3 2 'e6 b4 3 x6 b3 4'g7 b2 5 6 b = 6 b 7 7'g8 x winng

4 e4 d6 5 We3 e5 6 xe5 xe57 �e6 8 g2



Weak was 8 'g f6 'g4 5 g3 g5, and Black wins whiew n ...� llws 9 g3 50 , and a draw

MaakTseskoskyLubnewce 99

4??Any e mve winssmpleswas 'f4 �5 'e �g6'e 4 f4 'e 5 f5

. .e4 2 g4 d4Wie had eckned nly n

'e �f5 wh a wn nwn f llws . 'e and afeWie mves s psn s dawn

3 h5 e4Agan Back wil n y e? ecase f 4 f5 winning Wie

4 g4 d4 o 6

Pwn Endng 3

6 �d5??Cec was ce e2e y

6 . . 'e4 7 e �d5 8 �e2 c5! 'd2 'd6 , s a n 'd d

. i will e Wes mveaeBlck mves his psn s lssince e s ced alw e Wheking e5 nd . c5 ses e e4

7 e3 c4 d2 d4 9 e3c4 c2 and Back esgned since Whieaceves e ve-menined psin wh Black mve.

. 5

Drasko-VratoniUlnj 997

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4 Pn Endngs

2 f5 (the n mve) 3 gxf5d 4 f c5 5 e5 a5 a4c 2 c5 bxc5 (lsing s

2 b5 f4 a5 4 h4 5 h5 ,

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5

) xc5 f5 4 gf5 xf5 5 b5 f4 a 7 xa7

2 g5 6 3 4?Whie lses he thead f the

game staing t pa n his weaan e shd ecncle himself a dawn es ae 3 h4 c 4h5 5 d3 c5 c3 a 7 4a5 8

3 c6 4 4??A ve seus msae Wihutneed Whie himsef gives p he ppni f expliing the empand hands bac he mve his ppnent n a psitn f mua ugwang It was stil nt t ae tead the game a daw b 4 h4 h5

5 d3 c5 �c3 a 5 7 f44d6 5 d3 c5 6 c3 h5 7b3 h4 8 c3 h3 9 �b3 6 a5

The assessmen f he psiin sn changed b �c a5

0 b5 4 c4 2 5d4 3 6 4 4 b5 5hit gnd

uipGrckLvov 199

A pawn ending whch s qtedclt t evalate T gain victBac needs t slve he pbem nhe qeensie whee hs ppnenhas he chance ceae a passedpawn This is acheved b d72 h4 c7 c8 4 e4 b7 5 a weve n he gamewed

g5? 2 @ d5 3 c6 d6 4�4??

The decisive misae he signicance f a emp in pawn endings isf highe than in an the Whieshuld mmediae expi his ppnents misae and himself beap Bacs pawn chin This is dneb 4 h4 gh4 5 g4 a baxc 7 xh4 b 8 g4 x h4

46 5 b6 c6 6 b6 7

h4 gh4 8 �g4 6 9 �h4 b6 g4 c6 h4 d6 hisignd

As a matte f c in hei stb he aths made seveal inaccaces which wee cected bgandmase Alexei Kmin

KupichiMikhchihinLov 1988



@dSIn thei st b te ats

placed a qestin ma against thsmve, pnting t a dect path t

a daw \f 2 < <g 3 5 4 gxh5+ x5 5 e4 <g4 f5�g5 7 <xd4 <xf5 8 c5 e5 �b d etc weve te dd ntecn n ne nesse t whichAKuzmin dew aentin 3 f5+ (3<e2 5 4 f5+ h) 3 \g5? (3f eing t te basic vaiatin) 4 e2 h 5 f xf 6 gxh5\g 7 d3 x5 8 xd4 \g5 c5 f 1 b e7 <xa6<d7 12 <b7+ hs Bacs attempt to smpi the postion atnce s mistaen

2 e4A dbs mve Bette, mssed

b te aths is 2 a5 3 < (o 3

e2 e4 4 f5 e5) 3 \c4 4 e2c5 (bt nt 4 d5 5 d3 c5 g5 hxg5 7 g5 d5 8 g) 5 d3(5 d2 d6 6 c2 e 7 b3d) d5 f5 e5 7 <c4e4 8 f d3 c3 <e3 l d2 1 f8d 12 xh6+ <, and nthe esuting qeen endng Bacacheves a daw wihot toube

3 e 4 e2?Mch songe is 4 a5 b teats misaenl assmed thatthis was eas winning giving thevaaton 4 d5 (4 h? 5 gxh5\xf5 6 <e2 g5 7 d3 lxd4-cbxab7) e2e(?) 6 d3 �d5 7 f e6 8 xd4 xf6

c5 g5 10 b6

�xg4 11 <xa h5 12 b h4 13 a c Fa me tenacis in te pinon of AKuzmin was 5 d �d3

( �d2 'd5 7 �c2 id6 8�b3d) 6 �e5 7 c4 \e4 8f d3 9 <c3 e3 0 d2 1 f8

d12 x6+ �

Pwn Ending

n s qeen endng Whte hassme chances f a wn bt pncect dence t shud pbabbe dawn F exampe: 1 3 g5 e+14 c4 g4 and t s not eas Whe t impove is posin

4••hS?Bee s 4 a5 6 5 d3 d5

f e) 5 d5 \f4 c4 7 f

d3 8 d2 f8 dS gxhS xS 6 �d3 gS 7 xd4�xhS 8 c Back resgned

Nw it is cea that best was animmediate a5 2 d5 3 <c4 4 e2 c3 d <c4 6 d2c5 7 c2 c4 8 f d wit adaw since n 1d5 coud ow2 a5 (the same as on �f6 2

g 3 f5 f a5)VagananPorsch

i/burg, 992



6 Pwn Endng

AKmin as dew aenn hs awn endng. We esen hsme accae anaysis

"he ahs assessed his endngin Whies v giving dc5() 2 'c3 g5 (2 . . .b5 3g3 g 4 h3 h5 5 g4 h4 g5 'c5 7a3 'b5 8 d4 a4 c4 a3 f5 a5 1 g g 2 e5) 3g3 (.) 3 g4 4 a3 h5 5 4 a5 e5 'd5 7 f5 e5 8 c4 f5 b5 B he vaan eaves asange imessin. sy es a he na siin.

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Secndy ae 2 .g5 Whie canas wn diey b 3 g5 hg5 4a3 f 5 a4 5 h3 d 7 'c4 �e58 'b5 �e4 �a5

Thidy n �d2 ce is anmmediae ...g5 D g3 g4 3 �c3

c5 4 a3 h5 5 a4 a5 e5 'd5 7'd (f cse Whie is n bged gve

he awn by he mve 7f5?) 7 . . .Wd4 8 c saiing n adawn hab emns ny see hw hegame ended (cmmens by heahs f he b

h? c5?Afe ...h5 Whie is n n s

in cee a assed awn �d2c5 3 'c3 'b5 4 a3 Wc5 5 a4 a5 g3 g 7 e5 d5 8 'd2 'd4

�c2

c3 'd d3 .2 h 6?Mang i easy his n n

ceae a passed awn: . .Wd4 3 e5c3 4 f5 'b2 5 e fe fe c3 77 2 8 e8c

3 We3 a?Once again ae 3 .. 3 4 d3 c2

5 c2 �d4 b3 e4 7 a4f4 8 'a5 g3 a f5 1 a4'g Bck has he bee qeenending.

4 a3 a4 5 e5! xe5 6 xe5 �d5 7e6 �xe6 8 d4 Back resgned

Poor echnque n transposng

o a pawn endng s ssng b e ha md

e gandmases epeence geadcies in anssng a awnending Thee ae w csap kwedge f pawn endingsand nabiiy swich m he cs f evaain and ay f cmpicaed endngs he cs andmehds yica awn endngs.

This is a vey gea pbem even higheve gandmses andhee he ahs smy ms asname hemsves



BeaskyeshnkoNo Sd 979

Hw i pb h?v mpyby anpng pawn ndng

e2?? @£ wih a daw.c3! Takin n ndd d a daw 2 e2+ 3 e2

c2 and h had resgn n hkng g v h whi pawn ng3 wh Whi duing hi img g a whh Bck wnby h wnwn zugzwng . 'g4

KramnkauterBegrde 199

Pn Endngs 7

Back hd cy an pwn dig nd h hivdby a4 3 and h pin fh paw n a3 gv Back h

piby f m qcky cainga pad pwn B n h gh wd . .. xd4+ 2 d3 xd3+ 3 �d3

6 4 c4 a6 S S! nay a a pah

h kng, hw h mh f hh pawn wi ad nhing

d6 6 e6 �e6 7 d4 @8 dS gS 9 e6! S 0 e3 g h3+! g 2 h+! g6 3 hS+g 14 h6 �g6 h7 xh7 6xS g7 7 e6 Back resgned

dams-auerT/burg 6

Wh h an a pawn and anwin h pin a h pa A hp? n h gam wd .

h4? e6+! nd h paw nd

ng wih an a pawn wa dawn2 e @6 3 e6+ �e6 4 d4d6 S c3 c7 6 b4 cb4+ 7�xb4 �c6 nd a draw

c w c5 1 5



8 P Edg

Ben amnNew r 1995

Nehe sd can se he rendng. B Whe decdes y wn he awn endng

d4? xd4 2 xd4 g6 3 '@ 4 e3 e6 e4 S 6 4gS 7 e3 @dS 8 4 b3

dS! 0 h3 hS and he had resgn snce n 1 d3 ws1 . g4.Hwve we shd n hn ha

cssca ayers m he ashnded anags sans eer.

Fohr-Vdmar

Nottgm 93

6?Ae he na 1..e7 Bac

has evey chance f hdng hesgy n saed awn

2 x6 3 Bh ayes df cmmened

AAhn Afe 3 e c 4c c 4 e7 'd3 'd 7d4 Whe has a ycay wnnngsn

3bx6?B hee Bc des n e

hs chanceee wa 3 . c 4c (afe 4 c nd Bacsacve cmenses he ssf a awn 4 . . .c 4 'e7 ed 7 'd3 c 8 c+ c

@c3 a eachng n eqa sn.4 e2 e7 S d3 d6 6 aa8 7 d4 S 8 b4 b8 a3 a8

0 e4!

A seemngy gca mve Bac has ny ne weaness n aand Whe echanges hs we e3awn cvaes hs ng n rang he fh an and hen sesa ceang weanesses henen n he ngsde.

0 xe4 xe4 dxe4 2 @xe4a7 3 4 h6 4 h4! @e6 S g4

a8 6 hS gSO 1. gh+ 17 h g8 8g4+

7 g3 a7 8 'Nw he ng ransrs he

hr n8 . a e4 a7 20 eS!Hee Bc has a chce: w

he e8 he ng f



2.@d6 2 8 c 22 d8c6

A . . c7 3 h8 s ime esign

23 c8 b6 24 xc Back sgnd.

We s ceny cme acssansns which e acked u ysendid cacan

ruawanMoo 994

a !The es sn ae h

'b4 h 3 5 and Whe hassng cmensain he awn.

2 b3 xa2 3 xa2 d6 4 b3c 5 c3 A s sigh seems ha Whie

has he adanage becase f hsassed awn, he ms imanc n his endng s he aaysedhie awn chain n he ingsd

6 d3 7 c3 4 8 b3 h6!

ih b3 4!

w s a yca wecacaed bhgh. gx4 3! 2 x3 h4 3

�d6! is hs whch had b esn

bad wud hae een 3 g3? 14hg hg3 1 f6 d6 1 6 c+4 b4 c x5 6 c6

�6 7 c g3 8 hxg3 h3 !

Pn Ending 1 9

Agan yicny hs wns. b6 h2 2 c7 Wd7 h

rgnd

nasasan-RomanshnMoo 994

c3! 2 xc3 dxc3 3 a4 b44 a Wxa 5 Wxc3 b 6 d3

Wb4!Back mees he wh kingsdbu wh ne f hiswn!

7 3O 7 e4 c3 8 d

achng wih he whe awns7 ..b3 8 x4 x4 4 c2

5 d3 xg W3 2 h4

Wx 3 g5 2 Dawn

c5

KumnPosanMoo 979



0 Pwn Endng

Te ans a awn ndin sced snce ae .c5 2

d3

and 3 c4 Bck sands ady. . xc5 2 xc5 bxc5 3 d3 5 4

c4 5 5 xc5 h5 6 b4 axb4 7@xb4 4 8 a5 4 9 c3 3 0 d3!Back rsgd

A angus dea was n akenn ccn y Back wen anssing a awn ending n hewing gme . .

Fk-MkhachshnBelgrde, 1998

Winning esy s .e5! c3c7 d 3 . .d5 Back wans

ake he y he hs a nce y ...@d5?Whie is ghened y he wn

ending and afe . .2 4 c7. e cud quiey esgnMeanwie ae 2 d + c 3

d7 d7 4 d3! c 4 .@e 5d4 changes acicay nhing) 5d4 a ae 5 .f4 e4 c5 7@f4 4 8 e5 3 9 @f a g7 h4 ! a5 2 5 nendgame wh n ea awn Whie is eached Teee Bckghy ays 7 .@d5 8 e3 e5 9h4! a 3 wi dw a3!a is c4 f4! and e wheking des n ge g7 whie ae a

cae n a3 e king n c3 can dnng since Back w have aem afe a5 h3 a4; h4 @a2;c2 3 ! ) . a5 7 c4 f4 8 @d4 9

e3 c5 @ c4.achuk-Kasmdzhano

El 1998

ee d7 is qe simy winnng B vanchk was ecknngn he wn ending x6 x6 2 x6 x6 3

Jx x 4 g2 nd a f asudden

4 a5 !Te ny mvead was 4 e7

5 @d7 @f4 c 7 g5 d5

8 f a5 ecase f 9 3 ! wi awn Whe.5 @ @ 6 4Ning is gained y f4

a4! 7 g4 g4 8 g4 g8!!ceaing he disan siin Andf 3 hen .g5 7 e3 @g 8e4 h 9 d4 g c5 f5 g5 g5, wi a daw

6 . g5 7 d4 g6We ms menin he enesness f he ecange n h4 eg7 . gh4? 8 gh4 g 9 e4 a4 f4 @h e3 @g 1 e4!ianguaing and Back is ced mve away is kng h wicgves Whe he niy feneing via f4



8 @c gxh4 9 gxh4 b5xe5 xa5 d4 and he had oagee a daw

Pawn endngs n he ceae woko Robe sche

Each of he gea chamons hasbesdes hs own sye, aso hs owmehods of ay n he varossages of he chess game.

Thus n hs ase deends heasng vaous srces and accodng o hs ase hs eamenof hem The ans o a awn endg s oe of he nsumens easaon of an advanage o amehod of dence n sches casehs endng s me moe eqenyhan any oher chamon, and heahors wee neresed n how he

gea sche ayed hem a hesemomens The eames show qea boad secrm of quay of ay.Fsche-eee

Mr de! P, 199

eay has he bee ngb he asymmeca srcue gvesBlac he ossby o rey o hecraon of a assed awn on hengs an wh he ceaon of aassed awn of hs own on he oose sde sche conned o

ay a wn

Pwn Endng 21

a4?In nce a seous msae

hogh Whes an s unesandabehe aces a awn o a5 andby saccg a aw o he ngsde beas hogh wh hs g ohe awn on a. Howeve s noossbe o wn hs oso

E.Medns n hs boo ow to betBobb Fcer assessed he osonas a daw and dd no ccse hemove n he game. NeveheessWhe has a ah o vcoy ad consss of he move g . eyBac has he owng conaons

a ..d f5 g5 3 f5 c bc bc 5 'e c3 d3 @e5 7c3 f 8 'b 'g 9 @a5 f5 a e a and Whe svcoos

b d f5 g5 3 a c3 . b a5 'c 5 f ab5ab5 5 e5 ; a5 a b 3 'd! Why

no f5 gf5 gf5 d 5 f?Becase of c ! 7 bc �e! andr he me beng Whe mus hnabo savng hse 3 . d5

g5 ! 'e 5 'c f5 'c5'f 7 'b5 g5 8 'a5 f 9'b g5 a5 and Whe reaches aqeen endng wh a b-awnand

evey hace of a w Ths



Pwn Endng

vaiain was nd by ABeyavsky Bu we e e game:

'd6 2 5??Mednis ssed ver his ve in

siene ser aaeny nceda as a res f e cec 2 g3'e 3 a5 'd 4 g4 e 5 f5+ gxf5 gxf5 f 7 d5 c4 8 bxc4 bxc4 9'c4 xf5 he Bac king hiesback c8

2gx5 3 x5

3d5?()Mednis. Why n 3 .c4 and

Whie ms resign a nce4 g4 d4 5 g5?5 axb5 eads a nce a dw.5 .c4 6 bxc4 b4 c5??

Aer 7 g Whie eaces a sighy ini qeen ending b wichances f dw Nw weveris a sie and i s ime hte resgn

he awn ending aeny ssime is dic in ha n heransr i he ayes s cacae he changes ha ke ace inhe game by cmaisn wih heasecs f he ending

Hee is anher exameGgorscher

Cndde Begde 99

Here eding a draw is . h5 2 c5 xc5 and whcever wayWie reakes hee ws 3 .'c8wih a daw B ischer misakenyayed h8? 2 xb5?

Nw Gigic me msake wihmisake wngy ransing aawn ending Winning was 2 c7+'d 3 c+ 'd7 4 'xb5 Jb8+ 5Jb Jh8 b7+ 8 7 'a h+8 'a7

2b8 3 a4 a8 4 b3c8 5 xc8 xc8 6 c4 b8Gigic did n recn in hisevis cacains ha Whiecd n minain he siinheee is a draw

Wih ime ische manged cec his shcmings and hisransr he endgame beameimmacae.



Lombad-FscheUSA ) 196061

uing he exchange win aawn was as a ece f Caaanca hmsef

xc3+ 2 bxc3 xeS+ 3 d2xel 4 xel dS S d2 c4 6 hS

b6 7 c2 gS! 8 h6 4 g4 a bxaS bxaS b2 a4 2 Wa3@xc3 3 xa4 d4 4 b4 e3and hte esgned

FscheLasenCddte m eer, 1971

e Whe wn easiy ae a W 2 c3! xc3 3 Wxc3

e7 4 d4 d6 S aS 6 6 a6 c67 a7 b7 8 dS h4 e6 andac esgned

Pw Edg 23

We as cme acss gnance inansng a awn endng ysches ivas

FscheBsgueUSA ), 199

Back shd se a e in hek ending y .g5 d4 5 3e 'c5 4 @ g8 5 f4

�fwh he idea f eaking hugh nhe secnd ank wih he k. BBisge decds ans aawn endng in whch euies nceiy accuae ay acheve adaw

.dS? ! 2 e2 xd2+N he is . .5 3 d5 d5 4

e3 a5 5 g5 4 g e 7 d4+

3 xd2 @dS 4 e3 @e S !ische wais he weakenng

f Backs awn sehee isn win y 5 g5 'f5 'd4 'xg5 7'c4 f ec

S .aSIf 5 . 'f 'f4 'g 7 @e5 g5

Whe ges n he c4 awn u he awn n 78 d g49 7 @ '7 'e 1 a7@d3 c 3 c5 andws.

6 e3 a4On 5 wnnng s 7 g5 4 8 g

'f 9 d4



4 Pwn Endng

7 g5 @5 8 d4 xg5 xc4@4 0 b4 e3 xa4 d2

'

8 8 8 q

DL

mLm

.m m

2 b3The in aea vey me

b in c he ie eied by he me made ina ny by ah even n heEnyoped of Ces Endngs

iche avded c4 becae f c b4 'c 4 b5 'd415 c5 'c 1 5 'c4 7 'a4d4 8 'b 'd5 19 c b ! wha daw

2 . d3 3 c4 d2 4 a4A n he 4 c5 d 5

'b4 'd4 1 @b5 d 7 5'c4!

4 c2 5 a3!Agn 5 b4 dw a ned bve5 d3 6 b3 b? ncmeenbe why B

ge did n gve ce hechance hw he wn afe1 'd

7 b4 c2 8 a3

Ceay n 18 b5 becae f 8 b ! , b n he Enyopediof Ces Ending i gven he vaan 8 b 'b 19 '4 'c 'd 'b d4 'cb5!=

8 d3 b3 d2 9 'd4 b4 win20 a4!

O a !20c20 'd 1 'b5 +2 b4 Back resgned

RossomoFscherUS 96263

Bac cey a he me civeng b e Whe g5 wn aye Bac n nd mbe wn

.a4 2 e2The Enyopedi ecmmend

b a h b4 4 h4, and nwBc m ay 4 d5 5 ed5 'd5 d c5 7 e4 d wh

dw2 .a3!?Te y3 bxa3 c3 4 a4! bxa4 5 e3

b2 6 @d2 xa2 7 c2 a3 8 h3And draw

ome concsons

In he eaie age f h caeeRbe che had echnc bem n ayng awn ending andacay when anng hem B by he begnnng f e0 he hd aeady managed edce hee hcmng nd nnge d echnca bem wh

pwn endgme



an Endngs 2

Exrcss:Pawn Enngs

o can he n he endgame?

2

o do you assess he postonh te o move?

3

ha plan must he adopo realse hs adanage?

4

ha s orre g4 or J . hxg4?



2 an Enngs

5 8

o oes lack sae the engame? at s coect: @e o g?

6

Assess he outcome o playng hat s coect J g4 o the typcal 1 g4?

7 0

houl hte esgn? hat s the smplest ay

o hte to n



an Endngs 7

4

o does he n? Can he hod he poson ?

2 5

an Bak sae hmse he o move and n

3 6

a s rgh J . @e or J . . � ? on ou he rgh moeor he.



8 an Endngs

7

he ns.

8

ha s correc . e4 g4or . . @g8?

a s he rgh moeor Bac?

2

o does he mae a dra?

2

ha s correc . .@g7 or . . h?

22

ha s correc

. a or axb



23

nd the rght contnuatonor ac

24

a correc c or b

Pan Endng 9

25

Ho shoud hte contnue

26

hat s correct @b4 or c4



30 Pan Endng

Exrcss:Transposon o a Pawn Enng

Can ac tanpoe toa pan endng

2

Can te tranpoe toa pan endng

3

Demontrate a pan to eaethe eta pan.

4

Ho do you ae the endgameaer 1 c5



5

n hoe favour he pan endngaer b5

6

orh e aodng heranpoon o a pan endng

7

Can d3 be payed

Pan Endng 31

8

Whch houd ac preferhe roo or he pan endng

9

Can ac ranpoe oa pan endng

In ha ay can Whe ranpoe oa pan endng



3 Pan Endng

1 1

pe t tanpe ta pan endng g 5?

2

Fnd he ght cnnuatnfr ac

13

Can a anpe a pan endng?

14

Fnd he ght cntnuatnf ac

5

H can he ae he game?

16

nd a nnng pan f ac



Can he ranspose oa pan endng?

8

nd he rght connuatonfor Bac

9

o shoud ack reasehs era pan?

a Egs

2

Ho can Back hod a dra?

2

Ho does he ranspose oa nnng pan endgame?

22

nd he rgh connonfor Back.



2 Kg Egs

De he sma adus f acinighs and awns have vey denie aues. MBvinik descedhese aes we by he vey cmehensive and dee semen

"Kigh endngs ae awn endigs.Indeed he mehd f aying ighendings s vey cse hse wihawns Hee as sce dvanageacve sn f e king wnsuce e sgncan. Animn e s ayed by heesence f usde assed awnsOen he zugzwng mve is exied n he game Hweve am he genea ncies chaceisc ayng awn endingsay n gh endings is cmcaed by he ssiby f usnga gh wh n enemy kng. Aam his igh endngs whmed wn me hve secces ssciaed wh hessibiiy he weke sde fsacicng e gh idehe nens wns and heycheve a daw his e ceaessgncan dces n heeasin f a sina ndmaeia advanage

Le us a a w eames

whee ee is a cmac awnmassUn he cena ceen fawns he eces can have e abad nge f acivy. n he ssiin Whie as a siina advanage de he cive psin f

his king and e esence f Bcf wea bcwad wn n b.

FedoorkhpoMoco 978

Hweve he c a he ny w awns n he bad cicaes Whe s ask

An ncieny dee enean he aus f e seads Bcks dea, ccwh a sgge. Hweveanayss shws h Back has vecnsdeabe densve escesand achieve a win Whie hs demnsae vey accuae hghu

Le us k a he ssbe cus

f evens he s f When cnsss f he cen f assed awn and exan f weass f he b awn.

5 ex5 2 x5 d 3 d6Whe caey cns e

sue evenng he mv



. . b6-b5, e.g 3 t g7? @c6 4 e6

e 5 e b5 and he whepans are exchanged Also no good

s 3 d4 cd4 4 d3 5 e+c7 e7 d 7 e8 d wh ada Bac hs ar s bgedto contol the e6 squae. Now, fr

exam ple, 3 . .�c6 with the idea

. b6- b5, does not work because of 4

e d 5 7 and he awn cannbe stop

d .

3e6

4 b5 d4 5 c3 e6

·, &-

.

.

,M

.

J

�

6 d5And s he s ar f he a s

cmeed: We wins he b awnsince he oonens ieces ae fced to control th p

as

s

d

e5

awn Aso ossibe s 6 a4 How-eve i is ineesing a, wih he kngh n a4, acica resrces sddenly appear fr Back which requ ire recse attenin m his pponen or example 6 . b5 7 xb5 c7. This trappy move was not possbe with he nght on d5. N ow, on he naura 8 xc5+ fl-

ws 8 e8 ! wih a draw ae 9 b6 "

d

5

+

. Hweve ae 8 c3 Whie an retu o the channels of he ain v ton, ooked a beow

ls

o

possibe of couse s 8 b6 "

d5

+

9 ' f c4 1 e6+ @c6 3 ! xc3 1 2 e7 and Whtesh oud win. Bt 7 . . . �7 s not obli-aory and s given o ilust ae

Knght Endng 35

Bacs ssbes Nw his bescnechance ies n he manf a assed c-awn snce gvng he b awn wh a mr eadsqcy dea. And s . . .6 . b5 ! 7 cxb5 d4 8 c3

he easan f he ea awnreqies accacy. Bacs hes areined he win f he bawn andhe sbseqen sacrce f enigh r he e-awn. Snce hsng is aady cse he b-awnany advance f his awn ms bebaced by accrae cacainhe secnd ar f Wies aes n he win f e cawn weding n is wn awns. e ssee wheer Bac can hd he dence by he acve adance 8 . . .c4 he assive mve 8 . e

8 . c4

On c he awn sed he manevres f he whe ngh bnw Bac is e w a base nd4 r his wn ngh whch s asderved f is denc hs ceaesa mve cary he hea f abrahgh wi e ng he cwn, n cbinain wih eas advance he ssed awn

B he dec aach f heng he cawn des n acheves becve r eame 9 g5



36 Knght Endings

Wc7 IO Wf4 Wb6 1 1 @e4 xb5with a draw

The solutio lies i the creatio ofa zugzwag position where Black

simultaneous cools the e6 ad squares ie. i this positio it isnecessar to hand ove the move toBlack This is achieved by thendgame king manoeuvre, triangulaton ' characterstic of pawn andideed also of knight endgames Inthe present case aog the g6 ad f6 squares. Ths method is activey exploited aso ater on

9 wn e6 1 0 @g6 d4 1 1 @f6The objective is achieved! Now in

the positon shown in the peviousdiagram it s alread Black to move

le6 12 @ 13 d5 14 e6+ @d6 15 e Wd7 16We4

The c4 paw is doomedInstead of . .d4 there is no

salvatio in 10 @e7 o whichossibl

are both 1 1 @ c5 12l

d5+ @ 1 3 b6 @e8 14 e6 and 1 1d5+ We8 ( . Wd8 1 2 @ c713 c3 @d7 14 b6) 12 @f6 d4 1 3b6

And so 8 c4 loses But what f

the paw is eft on c5?II 8 . e6

Aso here the immeiate break

through with th kig to the cpawn

is not success For example: 9@5 d4+ 0 @e4 @e6 1 1 b6 c612 b7 @d7 and .. @c7 Thererehite rst endeavours to provoke

the advace o the pawn to c4 aiming to obtain the positio in theprevous diagram The direct 9 e4does not acheve its objtive because o 9 . .c7 , and he has to goback 1 0 c3 so as ot to allow adraw in the variations 0 xc5+@e8 1 1 b6 d5+ or 10 b6 d5+It becomes cear that the manoeuvree4 s good when the kig is situated o ad cannot immediatelybe attacked The soluton to theposition is again acheved by thetiagulating king maoeuvreg6 f6

9 'g6 We7Aer 9 d8 preventing the

move to the kg breaks throughto the c-paw 1 0 @ @e7 1 1 @e4We6 12 d5 lowed by f4+ and5

The contiuaton 9 . c4 l0 @eads to a position looked at unerthe analysis of the rst variaton.The continuation 9 d4 1 0 @e6 1 1 e4 is looked at beow see

moves 11-13) .1 0 d5+ d7On 10. We8 wning s 1 1 b6

d8 12 6 d7 1 3 e6+11 @ d4Losg at once s l 1 d8 12

@f6 e6 1 3 b6+12 c3 e6 13 e4 d8+The position arsing ar 13 c4

14 c3 d4 1 5 @f6 is xamed inthe commenta to the contiuation8 . .c4 Aso losng s 13. . d4 because of 14 xc5+ @c7 1 5 e6+

14 Wf6 Black aread canot hod on to

the pawn on c5 sice n the evet of14 e6 winning is 15 b6 d8 1 6

xc5+ @c6 1 7 @e7



5 c3 e6 6 '5 and Whewns by ninung as n he anayss Vaan I

The dcues as nuneedby he dending de wh a anawn an ae we dmnsae by he wng eame.

Kemeesky-RaaeMoow 98

e has a maea and siina adanage b hs chances aebased n he ain f a assedawn whh is neaby ine echanges and gies Bac densie esuces.

e3 d5 2 d4 4 3 g5Me natua s . .g5 hg5 'h5 5 e5 'g ceang densie ssbie ae g d7 e 4 and as n fgf 7 gf

8 e 4 9'd 'f5

g.

4 x6 xh4

Afe 4 . .gf 5 gf he whieawns ae ey danges.5 e4 h3 6 6On g 'h5 7 'e5 Whe ma

ains he adanage b nw Baccan mmenaiy ei his wndawing esuc, ined a nghsacice quae he awns

. . g5 ! 7 g7 e and 8 . . .

Kng Endng 37

g7 Hwee he des n nhs sby.

6 .4 7 e5 g6 5 gx69 gx6

Hw can he gh agans heassed f awn? Bac cann aws he aane sne whu su m he ng he

nigh w n be abe whi e.g. 9 . .f 1 0 'h5 1 c5'h 2 'f h7 1 e7 g7 d7 The ans f he gh his ey in ends he sggesnce he f sqae s ndensbe.Ths s a ya gh maneewih a awn ne squae m qeenng. An s he ngh ced

me a ass sn n h8. ncnas he aan gien aeBacs d me, Bacs ecesnw hae n manee.

9 . d6 h5 e6�g6 2 e7



38 Knigh Ending

he bac ng has w squaes as dssa: h5 and h7. Bac ayed

2'Why dd he eec ..'h7? Le

us a a ssbe cnnuan fhe sugge . .�h7 3 g+ 14 �e8 �8 15 h+ 'h71 g4 h8 17

5 @g8 18 'e7and hee ases a wenwn sn m hn esened nYAebahs mngah Compehene Che Ending (nd edn198) hs sn s wn n hewng way: 8 . �h7 19 @'h 'g8 'g5 1 �g7 �f5 d7 g 3 'g5 4 e5 f45 g8 e + and 7 d4

Insead f 14 .g8 hee s nsang hmsef ehe by 14 . .f4 14 . . eame: 14 .. . f414 e5 d5 f+ 7 'e7

g8 8 e 'g7 9 d7 4 . h4 1 5 g5+ 'h g17 'g7 18 e5 19 'e7h7 d7 h8 (1 f ) 1 g5 g+.

Ae 1 .. .�h5 he ng a henecessay mmen can aac heawn m he ea hs mehd fdence s esened n he same

b by YAebah n eames47 and 471 . eame:(a 13 g+ 14 @d (asnsucen s 14 'e8 because f14 .'g4 1 5 d e5 ) 14 . 'g41 5 e5+ @f5 1 �f=;

(b) 1 3 'd7 g5 14 �e @gIn he game wed:3 e6 6 4 e7 5

We6 g6 6 rs gGea accuacy s equed of Back. Simple is 1 6 . 'h7, s nce Whte does not manage to each Chon's

p

o

s

it

o

.

Fo exampe:(a) 17

4

'

_

8

8 e7 C f 9 C h6 2

t

5

C f5, dends successy;

(b 17 e7 �h 8 c @g5 9e5 @f4 g 1 dh8 �e7 g+ 3 @ e5+4 �g7 'g4 ( s man

eae he e whee he mnf he awn w ae ace 5c4 c 'g8 d8.7 d4!he ngh heads he key e5

squae7 @h6 8 g6On 1 8. . 'h7 1 9 e5 @g8 @e7

ases he abemenned hnsn d7 h8 20 e5 g5 2�e6

2'

Back cann sand he ensnand maes a msake. Wh he nyme 1...'f4 he hds he sn. A.emenesy nended hecnnuan g 3 dh8 (n 3 ..e5 wnng 4'd5) 4 'e7 g+ 5 @ e5+ 'g7 �g4 7 c4 s as n7 . c e a daw whe nhe nauang 7 ? hees he beau wn 8 'h g59 @g @f4 3 d 'g4 3 e4 3 + �h4 33 d3 g5 34e5 (ugwang) and hen 35 .

22 e7 Back resgnedOn .�h4 wnnng s 3 @

'g5 4 �g7 �f5 5 d7



he wng eame hw heibiiie f he weae dewhen he ha cmenan in hem f acvey ced ece.

GudGgoanDaugap, 197

Whie h an ea awn b

Bck a ucien cneay de he acive in f h ieceNw Whie hd ece he eaicy f hi wn chan by 1 h3,eaning he biy f he echange gf5 an aae mmen. Hweve, hee wed:

gx5 gx5 2 6 iman mainain he

ibiy f ay n he cene andn he ng ank Pave . .d 3 @d h 4 d4 wih aw

3 d4On 3 @d3 ibe 3 d7

d4 c5+.3 .@e4 4 b5 @d5her cvy by d5?? end

in a dden mae by 5 d5 � g4!he acviy f he nen

ece de n em Whe enghen h in wih echangng awn B hi awBac dawng chance inked heiby f ccng he ngha an aae mmn

Kngh Endng 3

mE

( h3 h 7 d4 'd 8 @g�d5 9 h4 �e4 @g5 @f d 1 h4 e8 3 @@e3 14 e c7=;

(b e4 @c5 7 ef5 h+ 8�g3 f 9 g4 �c f @d71 c7 3 1 �g5 c4 andd

Pbaby he mamm ha Whiecan eac m he in i gane a aed wn by hh 7 d4 @d 8 e4.

he aem ban w cnneced aed wn ndeaen nhe game, me ungy by anenegeic back cuneracinked h acviy f he ng

6 d4 xh2 7 @g3 + 8@@e4! !An ahe f he acivy f

he ng On 9 f5 e3 hewhe awn ae qdaed

9 xl @xe3 0 e6 � gl @g3 Daw

he back kng cndny ehe ngh dwn he f4 awn andde n aw i wn whie ceage u f he cage. On 1 �hw 1. h 13 @g h5 and henh-h3- aemaing he ng

Nw e a an eame fayng ngh ending wih hereenc f aw n enk In h ce a decive e fen ayed by he rgnan nd



4 Kng Edng

energet expotaton of a dtanpaed pawn

VadmrNpashn

Volgodons 98

Whte adanage e n tepoy of qucy creang apaed pawn whe retanng a good

coordnaon of pece whch alowm to upport the adance of thpawn and at the ame tme to contro Bac acty on te ngde

Howeer te pecuarte of epoto are c that great accracy reqred om oh de r thement of her plan. ow Weca quy organe te manoeure

©d d @c xf 3 5 the prer prophyax1 3 gS? A hay decon atng

Whte a. After .6 4 g5!Bac dence r aer

2 xgS 4 3 c4 @S 4 S axS SaxbS �xgS b

et pay atteton o te derence n e pole r te twode Th paed pawn dtracte ac ng wherea oth whtepece can atac e paed pawnNeerthee Bac can p p retance y reang roghwh h ng o the g4 qare6 . g4L Howeer e chooeanoher rotemarch fr h ng

�S? 7 aS dS 8 b7 b49 �e2 a 1

And o Wte loade te pawand wt a ne ngt manoere

wn t1 b 1 1 h4 @ 12 3 c13 cS @S 14 d3

An mportant nee! 4 d7Blac hod on y 4 . . d �£ c6 6 8 x8 7 x8g4

14 . d4 S � c 1 4b8 1 @ @e 18 d3 �d 19x �c 2 @g xb 21 hc 22 xh7

Th endng a eoretca gncance W the ac pece

cceed n nerang the -paw22 7 23 hS c 24 g7 �dS2S @ g8 2 @ h 27g7 S

On 7 g4 wnng 8 !.28 �



An nstcte oston! The acnght can cono the h-awn ohe g4 and f sqares theree toadance t Whte mst deect theght om hese ons Ths asan e ed y the ght omthe e3 sqare 28 h6 29 d6 30 g6 g8 g7 e7 32g4 �e6 33 e

Bac chooses the est an endeaorng o rea throgh wththe ng to th hpawn and at the

same tme controng the e3 sqareand ths atempt s ewarded28 . e4 29 g d 3 + 3 g6 32 d3 e4 33 4 34 �g4 3 g3+ 3 Dran

The ng atacs the pawn nd dends the nght oserng om heh6 sqare

Is Whtes adantag n he asdagram reay nscent r aw o way Afer the gameE. Vadmro demonstrated a cearway o ease the passed awn Instead of 29 g he gae 29 g6 as eadng mmedatey to ctoy

A pctre of a poston hang annstrcte charact! Whtes pecesae ceay fng the nctons:the ng condenty sqares p oth enemy ngh whe the whtenght remans tmphant on the d3

sqare

Kng nng 4

ow eey moe y ac osesa 29 e7+ 30 g f 3

+ e 3 2 g4+ e6 2 e433 e3 !+ 33 6 h4+ o3 3 . e7+ 3 g7 f5+ 35 Zgwang On any ng moe wnnng s 36 e3 ! Leadng to the saeotcome s 30 . g8 + e532 g+ e6 33 g6 e7+ 34g7 f5+ 35 ! .

29 .h+ 30 g +30 . f5 ae 3 eads to

Vaaton a aoe 3 f6 adthe hpawn s nstoppaeBt to conde Whte mssed thewn y payng 3 3 c AfterBacs 32nd moe there ases theposton sown n the ast dagrat wth Wte to moe Wt theted and tested tranaton ngmanoere 33 f6! h6 3 g7

f 34 g4 35 3 g6e hands he moe oer to s opponen and wnsRetng to the poston shown

n the aoe dagram t s se orng to mnd a agmen om thegame BotnnSmagn oscow9 wee y expotng hsoponents naccrate pay otn was ae to sae hmsef n asmar endng

BonnkmagnMoso 955



42 Kng ndngs

Leading to a win here is . .@f5 2 g5 3 h+ g 4 g6 5 '4 @g5 owee theellowed:

1 . b4 @5 3 @c3Wh temo the ng draws coseo he cente of eents and now f3 .. 'xe5 4 xd2 he scceeds ncontaining he

awn.

3 e4 4 g5 5 3 g46 e5 '5 7 3 @g4 8 e5@g3 9 g6

n contast o the reousexamle Whte has ths densieesouce since the awn nds itselfone moe her om the queenngsqae

9 e6 @e3 1 h4 e6 h3 3 g5 Dawn

Let s loo at some moe

examles o a suggle wh awnson derent ansVasiuko-Tmoscheko

ldonsk 1981

n ths osiion Whe can qclycone his ositional adanage to amateial one t laying hs endingis comlicated de to the ct thathe awns ae siated close to oneanothe which mgh allow Blac torego hs ces sccesslly dence Wth ne lay White ents this ossilty

e4 @e 6Afer 2 xg5 Whtes as is

moe comlcaed @ 3 c5 4 7 @

5 e5 @6And so Whte ceates a dstantassed awn e omnes ts adance wh ne manoering ofeces ceating on the way theaso the g5 awn

6 '5 7 c5 c3 8 @c4e4 9 3 ! 'e6 0 '4 6 1 1 @e7 1 c6 'e6

On 2 .. .'d6 wnnng s 3 e4.13 @c5 @e7 14 @b6 @6

How can he ealise the extaawn? nscent is he naral 15

'7 e8 1 e @e5 7 xg5@f4 1 8 h7 d! ( he resentthe g4 awn s ntouchale ecaseo 1 8 @xg4 19 f6+ xf6 20 c7and Blac does not scceed n aying e8 sne the awn queenswit chec 9 'c7 aso ossle s 9 ..5+ 20 6 d6 20g5 @f5!. On the g5 sqae theawn ecomes ulneral.owee EVasyo fnds an elgan manoee and wns the g5awn while the lac igh occies he d5 sqaewhich isathe oo fr the stggle againstthe

cawn

5 lh3

5 6 'b7 'e5 7g5 @4 8 h7



I th e the ma pot of theeed maee eg wth themoe 5 h3 I cotat to thepoto ooked a the peou

ote the paw ema o g wthBack to moead he zgzwag O 8. .�e o 8. .e5ow 9 g f 20 f6 e7 2c7 xg 22 d f 23 c6 ad2 c8= Th ame maoeew o 8 .e79 c7 xg 20f6 g 2 d O 8 .xgdece 9 f6 xf6 20 c7e8 2 c8I he game owed

18c3 9 g5 �5 0 c7 adBack esge

A ey tucte edg to thegame.

Kchie-Lerne

elsy 1981

I cotat o the peouexamp Back potoa adatage t e ew of the moeacte poto of the whte pece.Wth eegetc pay e5 c3 2 o c3 2 3 Whtecoud cae defee chace.Howee f he depe pece ofactty Bac achee a deceadatage.

a7 b c6 �c3 3 a57

Kgh gs 43

The ma thg to ogae adtat paed paw ad ppot tadace The whte ght opot to tugge agt the

whole of Back poto �e c5 5 �5 b3 6 b7Aa o 6 c6 fw 6 . d+6 7 'g5 e6It mpotat to etct the whte

ght ow t deped of thempotat c quae

8 '6 b3 9 6 b 0 'e6bl 1 \6 b6 hieresigne

et u ook at aothe teetgedg demotatg the mpotce of cte defce

koaeskyGKe 1951

Ae .. a5 2 cx 3 xxc Whte gaday oe. Howee aay how that he otexpotg h dee polte. Ae cl g6 the t mpo at Whte get tozgwg ce 3 �e @xg dloe ecaue of f! 5 e3 ! ad e paw caot etopped. Bt eethee Whted a eouce

3 eb3

g3 @h 55



44 Kngt Eding

Ad Bc s rced to recocehimsef to drw, 5 �h5 6 g3+,since he wod rs defet er both5 'h3 6 e7, d 5 . . .gxf5 6 g6

d4 7 e5 ! c6+ @d6 d 9d7

With pssed pwns on oppostes s pw edgs thestoges sde mght w ee wt-out te partcpao of the kng Aterestng exmpe s om tegme . .

Azmapaashvi-NvoashiVolgodonsk, 98

a �f6 2 f4 \g7 3 r 'g 4

d3 a6 S eS b4 6 f6 c4 7 h6,and Black st n time

Va de tee-Duve Nethland 985

A posto whch despe ts ppet simpicty, is qe isidiosBcks paw weesses requirede teton om hm The cardi-

n decso the poston s theexchage of ghs, which requresaccre cacto For exmpeer l . .e6+! 2 xe6 'xe6 3 g5g5 4 hxg5 'd6 5 g3 �e5 6 f4+�f5 6 ' d4 the chces re eveI the gme however thereowed

1..h6? 2 hS gxhS?

he ony chce of sig thegme rems wt 2 3 xg6+'xg6 4 d7 5 f5 5 6 e7+@ ad Whites advaage is otso tagbe

3 S 'e6 4 gxhS e4 S 3 6 e3 e2 7 'g4 �e 8xh6 d4 9 + 'e6 10 d8+@d7 exd4! d White w

GdeaLaiPortooz, 1998

Aer . ..d3 2 b3 'dS thebc kig cts o the eemy gom the cetre

3 a 'e4 4 c6 e h4Whte presets hs opponet wh

good cces Coect ws 5 b4 �d5 6 5 e4 ! �c5 c8



5 9 d+ c5 0 xe+ d4 5 wth cea advnae.5 ... d5

A ctical potion h aen.6 a5 e4 7 g3Aan ette w 7 c c 8d echnn the the

e-pawn.7.@4 8 c4 cl 9 a5 3

10 @e cl 1 @ 3 1 @eAnd Whte econcled himel to a

raw

PareaAhsharumoaMs 198

At t it it eem tt com

pcated nd lon tle i n popect t Bac eploitin te adpoiton o the white n qucyachieve vctoy

1 e5 5 7 @ 3 5 e74 a6 6 5 b4 e5 6 3 @57 b4 e4 8 a6 3 9 b4 e c6 11 e 7 e 1 1gl 3 13 5 14 @ge4 15 4 3 and hiteresige

In the next ame White ha a mtea advntae t Bac nd nntetn poty to avehme

Kng E

BaroAbram, 1989

1 e7 W6 c 3 Wg5 h64 h4 I 4 xh @4. 4 e4 5g7 @e 6 h5 @6 7 @h6 6Drawn

Whe i not e to ea thelocde ondn him

Vyzhmaai-hibranizeUR h, 198

Wte ha he dvnte u heited mont o mte et copcte te ta. Whte plan ined to ethouh with then to the qeen n, ncethee i nothin n 5 2@d4 ecae o c+.

1 @e3 g6 @ @g7 3 Wg6 4 @b e7



4 Kng Endngs

He cannot wit any loner the c4pawn cannot hd o eplo heemoene of the white in Bactve to p the

oto.

5 b6 5 6 e6 6 7 4g6 8 h4In he pwn endn8 ..e5

e5 e5Wh n vicoryy 1 0 'd3 f4 1 1 c4 e5 2 c5 £ 3 c e4 14 d4 e3 5 c7 e2 c8 e= 7 f5+ 2 8e4+ e4 '4.

9 3 1 h3 gl 11 e5 1 e3 h3 13 Wh hi move White reecteBlac or o a rw. In c f3 . . f4 Whe reain te avntae y 14 + o 4 e4 Aloohe dence are no hep.

13gl 14 e4 h3 5 5'6 6 3 e5 17 e4 'e6 18

e5 + 19 e31 d4 'd 20 5+ 'e 2 cd ead to a draw9l+ 0 4 1 5

hl 6 6 3 e3 g3 44 '6 5 5 6 hl

In th apparently ard dee wn n ll be cheved due o thepoor

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tio

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of the blc kght. 27

t

4

Bu not 27 becue o 27 . 'd4! 28 h2 d3 29 '2 e3 30 'xh @f2 wth a drw.

7 .. e5 8 e3!he la nee if 28 5 then

28 2 f4.8..'5 9 6+ e5 3 h5

Bak regneHe loe the t whou manain o capue the 4 pawn nreu

An nucive and complicatednih endin whee he advnaeof one of he de ie ony in ahty ete tucture nouneed n te ame . .

mm anReeNeeands 984

1 5he more ovou . e5 oo

tron For empe 2 e h 34 4 d3 5 'c4 ' 5 8 an i dcu rWht to otin rea chance of aw

b4 a6 3 a3 7 4 'e h6

dnive proem are noolved y 4 . . .5 5 a4 c3+ 'd34 7 e and Bac hdcy invovn hi ih n hetur pay.

5 e ore crcupec wa 5 .

d a.6 6 b6 7 3



Acuate cacuaton wa d

the ntave-eeng 7 c8 .

o eampe 7 5 8 a4 3 'd3 a4 10 a7 11 'd4

e5 1 @e4 dl 13 + 14d5 d3 15 5 f4+ 1 'e4xg 1 7 c8 and Whte poton coe to a wn

7.a6 8 c4 5 9 '4 e7 1g3 '7 1 1 4 'c6 1 e5

1.. c7Bac chooe paive dence

and wrongy o. n h comment toth game Tmman wote that1 '5 13 4 14 ax4'4 5 'e a5 @ a4 7

4 wa loing. Condealyronger howeve i '3 ! aer whch 1 7 'g7 ' 8 f5 a4mght ead to a queen endng withan h-pawn where White chanceof wnnng are poematica

13 6 '7 14 5 e 15 5With mple nd convning

move Whe ha ucceeded in nceaing h advnage and placngBac n a gwng poition

15e 16 g4 6 17 h37 h 'c 8 g5 d7 'e

i moe qcy deciive17. h5 18 g5 h7 19 h4

g7 g6 1 @6 'd5 alo cient to wn

Kng Enng 47

1 . h4 h5 'c6 3 g35 4 a4 b5 5 a5 'c4 6 5g 7 'e5 Back esigne

he deence etween pawn andnght endng i een when theeae paed pawn on oppoitean Fo eample the game . .

Vkoi-EingoBelgae 1987

Whte houd contine 1 'g h4 d4 'e4 3 e 'e5 4 g5 adthe outcome of the rgge tlnot qte clea nce t dctr Blac to advace oth pwn tothe thd an Bt in he game

owed 1 4 'e3 5 ' 3 g3After 3 h4 g3 4 'h 1 the

pwn are oen the poo poton of the white ng decive e3 5 @f 7 g4 7 8 mate

3 h4 4 e4 'e3 5 6On 5 g5 g3+ wh the owng

interetng vaatona) 'g 'h3 f4+ 7 'h4) 'f4 7 h3+ g4 8 'glf4+ 8 e3+ 'h h3 0xh3=) 'h l h3 0 h 1 h3 and mate i two move

'g 'f4 7 h3+ g4 8g e3+ 'g 'xh3 0 g



48 Kng ndngs

1 7 5 2 8 1 3 �2 4 �2 = 1 5 �x 3.

6 glForcd. �2 4 7 � tn

7. .� dcv.6 � 8 4 g4 9e

T thrat w . . .h2 0 � 1'h3. ow howvr on t coldllow 1 1 x3 x3 12 wth drw. n ordr to acv vcoryBlc mut roadn t rn o ctvty r h nht

9 � � hite resge wthot wtn

r Bc o promo o a n nth vaton 2 3 2 4 5 x h2.

T compron wn ntand pawn ndn o out wth xplotaton o wn n htwo lown ndam.

aar-BenkBudapes 1954

n h poton w xchannht r hop or roo thn tham wod drawn ntrtn that Rhvy mand to wna un ndn wth uch an alnmnt o rc aant l Introna oumn Sou 7n wth cpawn achhnKaparov USSR (c 178.

O cour accordn to Botvnn pay a nh ndam pyn pawn ndn. Wht pan con o advnc h r

pawn wt p o th n rwhc Bac rady an nwan g4 'g

�g6I 3 . .h4 thn 4 '4 wth th

rtl trat o 5 an 3mt

�g3 Ampt to crat cotrpayy mn o an attac on th pawn. h e3 6 gS

'g 8 ' 9 Inror w n vw o

.. 3+! 0 5 4 \5 3 prvntn Wht ttacnth coordnatd rc.

9

On .. .d or . d4 wouldhav llowd 10 3 nd Blac rcd nto a wor poton

'g I 1O . . . 4 �4 dcv

2 7 . 'Th man prncp o t nd

am not to ! Wht rtrcth actvty o th ac nhtwhch n ordr to t nto play hato o to d2 or h2 and thn h whtn nd tl n a vry vouralpoona om th acnht ao th daona

eSt mor rtrcton o th ac

nht @6 'g '

15 .. 3 'h5.6 g6 6 '7 1 7 �5. Zuwan n acton.

@



8 c 1 '19 g4Zwan in t I old e

entone tha Whte doe nohrry wth the advance o reerve pawn ince th c oare om the in

19.g8On a move o the iht low

20 '5 whie on 9 . .'h202 '7 2 1

0 'g5 e4 1 '4

2 'h .1c5 5Step y step White create a very

tron potion and Blac mutcontinaly watc he threat o an ntraon o or h

3 3 g5 e5Bac contnaly attac the

paw and accracy rered om

White hs there i nothin in 27 h7 aer whic the coorinatio o the white pece idroyed

4 g3he ht croes to h5 aer

which the pawn phe on o 7 4 . 4 5 h5 e325 .d 2 h e 27 5

25 e5 2 '5 and 27 76 g7 h72 d5 27 h 2 £ 27

h 28 h7.7 4 l 8 5 e3 9

g5Whte hand over the move to

opponent and at once pace hm in

zwan Ba apparenty tredom a dclt dence here madea mitae y playn 29 8 andaer 30 resined ince on30 . x low 3 32x h7 33 £

here was a chance r him to ptp more tuo reitance y

Kng Endng 49

9 c4In thi cae White wn n the

lown

inrctive way30 6 @g8

30 .d 31 e7 and en 32@31 'g6 e5 3 @5 c4 33

@6he miar rianaon33 h 34 g3!A new recontrction ow ad

3 .8 ecaue o 35 5 and 3

e7 and alo 3 .e3 ecae o35 34. 6 35 5 e435 e8 3 .36 @ g5 37 e7 e437 . 8 38 e+ 39 38 6 39 g8Bac i on the na onter.40 g5 h6 41 g8 4 g6

And Whte wnIt interetin that precey the

ame endame wa e n the lown ame

Matuoi-itumePama de Ma/ra 970

h endin ao ended in vctoryr the ronr ide and we preentt wthot commentary ine here



5 Kng Endngs

he me ide w tiedonyWhte poly dended n weehion

1 .b6 2 C6 d7 3 e7 f6+

4 h4 g+ g3 6 6 C6 WhS 7d4 e4+ W d6 9 g2 fS10 Ce6

1 1 f4+ WgS 12 Ce6h4 13 f Ce7 14 Ce2 dS lSWh2 gS 16 Cg3 e3 17 e4 fS1 g2 g3 19 f6 Ce3 20 glCg4 21 h7 Ce 22 g2 Qd3 23@gl f4 24 Whl g2+ 2S h2 g426 f6 g3+ 27 gl h3 hteresgned

I ineein tht n othepe he one ide hddoled pwn on the le. Btwht wll e he ce f he pwne itted on nohe le o teem h he wee de wil

e dw only wth pwn onthe ede le ince hen he n ofhe one ide h no eiVan eyAdamsGnngen 1997

1 d4Coec w the tn o wn

endng y 1 ld6 ! 'e6 2 Ce4 tx

4

3 e4 �e5 4 @ f 5 h4 ! h4 f4 nd then the n tvel toh3

1 ..d7 2 e6 eS 3 d2 d6 4

3 e7 S b4 Wd6 6 e7

Wht ele c he do He uive p pwnhouh w tlpole to ttept ehohwth he in o he d8 qe tthen wth the n on e7 the nhto e5 oe o d3 nd Whte n n lnd ley.

6 ..@xe7 7 @ @f6 dS d39 C6 el 10 e4 g2 11 d4Ce3 12 fS C4 13 d3 CeS+ 14e2 6 lS C4 16 Wg2 f617 h3 eS 1 d6 g6 19 Ce4h6 2 g6 21 e2 Wh6 22C g6?

Blc m hve he poilyon d3 to eply ded

the f4 pwn23 h4?Coec w 3 d3 c4 4 h4

otinn winnn poton henpoton of move ve cthe poy of vn hief

23••gxh4 24 Ce6 h3! 2S Cxf4+@g 26 Cxh3+ h4 27 g3

he Bc n e thoh tothe whe pwn nd dw ineve.

2 gS Cx 29 g6 d4+ 30 d3e6 31 We3 Dran.

An neetn end oe n thellown e whee depe heppoe eqly he e

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4 �d4 5 5 h3 e6 6 @4@7 7 @dS @b6 @d6 @xb5 9 f4�a4 10 e7 �xa3 11 @x d4

Fing @g 4 13 f5f5 14 @f5 @b 1 5 g6 3 6 g7 7 g8 = h rvs grd drw

veshnkovokoov

Mw, 991

Whi hs h dvng on ccn f hi mjy n h qunid nd gr spc, b h

Kh Eds 5

ploiion of hi dvngquir ig chniqu

d7ih now, o lr is hr y

_oibly of .c5 c hn b5 6 3 d6 @7 4 b7 d7,d h whi king go o c lwd by 3 d b4

2 � f5 3 @e3 �e7 4 b4 e5 5 a4@d6 6 @d3 6 7 5 We6

B i 7 . �c7 8 c4 6. b5! �d7 9 �4 W7Bd i

. 4 0 @d4

10 a5 a6!Th hr w 6, bc nd b5.1 b6Ar 11 bx6 lows 1 @b8

1 d5 nd 13. . 7.11.@b7 12 g3 h5 shod n hi src.

Corc i 1 . d713 h4! d7 14 4!Cling h wy h ng.1 ex4 15 gx 16 e2

g6 17 d4 xh4Ar 17 .xf4 18 xf5 g

7 Blc i in gwng1 e6 T dfnd gin d819 xg7 g6 2 xh5 Bak

resgnedTorrePorsh

lua 98



Kng ndng

ndgm appa vy dc Wh b, wh a pawacc acva h ng.

b6 axb6 2 4 bS 3 e3

@ 4 SWar 4 g4 6 5 �3c7 6 f6 d5 and pawnndng pl r W Wh acrc f y anr pawnWh ca h wn pad pawwich a principa cr in hngam.

4 .gx h4 4 6 g4 7 h26 8 hS eS 9 �e2 b4 10 h6 b311 h7

6

2 b2 13 d2 @d44 @ �3 lS bl+

w Bac cann wn nign b beca ar 78 xh8 ng capr b blac pawn. a ry and g wih ing 7 pawn

1S..d3 16 ' 'e4 17 d2'dS 18 'e2 'e6 9 �d3 �f6 202 g7 2 �xh7 22 'xb2h6

i nereig cmpa inding wi h w wng nwr dubd pawn wr ccy rald.

23 2 'hS 23 d2 'g4 24d4 eS 26 �e2 27 l gS26 � e4 29 'g2 d2

And ac did n manag a i maial advanag

iniAbramovia 199

I Whi a m prbm cnving pad dpaw a win, b ray i i vey mp.

g6 2 @d4 3 SSpcang n a ran a win

ning pawn ndgam Wi car

way r i pawn an ing.3b6 4 d6 f6 S d7 �e7 6�eS hS

gzwanga 6 . . c4 7 �5a5 pvnng 'c6 8 g4 g5 whi ing pnra nan r an

7 '4 4 8 'gS eS 9 h4And bcau f zgzwang W

wn y anr pawn Bakresgned

MarZaisevava, 199



I my c 43 o o k wg h og d, h i o c

1 ' f6

o o l ncyWhipl w d4, gg4 d f4f5cng wk o 2 ePlyl w d4.2 .bS 3 g3 'e8 4 'd3 d7 S

b4 xeSCly wold 5 . .7

'3 c 7 d3 '7 wh h d8 g5 d of h g g o f5.

6 fxeS '7 7 e a7 8 d6 9 h4 g6 10 S d8

Oh h4h5 Bluu wold complylockd

11 g4 h6 12 gS hxgS 1 hxgS

'8 14 @d4 7 lS 'd �b6 16d7+ �6 17 � 8 d7Rh dgou w 18 xg

w h 5 pwn quwk

18 . b 19 'b4 20 xg6!ow i h m2. 21 f4 xgS 22 xdS!

Dra

Aexandria-MarTa 995

K Es

Uuy uc dgm w d pd pw gv g wnng ch.

1 eS

Blck h ompc pwn ucu nd Whi o c omwk o h c p whhi kig, kg dvg of hc h B mu pd m ow h pw

1..f6 2 4 'b8 @e2 'a7 4@e xa6 S e4 7 6 e 'bS7 dS

7 e6Th pw dgm f 7 ..�c

8 xc7 'xc7 9 @d5 �d7 1 f4<7 1 f5 woud b oo dgo

Blck8 x6W h o oh wy of pyg

f h w.8 gxf6 9 @ 1 f4Th dc poch w �xf

4+ <g7 l

x 1 �xh7 <53 h4 <d5 14 h5 �5 5 �g 5h 4 � xh= 5 g4 1'g5

f 7 @ 18 �g <71 9 h7 gv Wh wg chcBu b wold b 14 '4 15'g g4 1 'g5 5 7 h d 8 xh

10 d 1 g '6 2 'xf6'd6

O 1 3 'g7 4 xh7 f5 5

h4 �f h5 7 g4=



54 Kh Eds

13.eS 14 h3Af 4 @g7 h5 15 h 7 1

xh5 @f 7 g4 8 h4 5h aw obviou.

14 •d7+ 15 g @e 16 g4f6 17 h4Or 17 h 4 8 @g7 @5 19

@ h 5 2 g5 4 1 g @xf5 22g7 f

17 •h6+ 18 @x6 xg4+ 19g5 6 2 @g6 d5 Dran

ermekHuakSla I 5

Th i a vy ma ndgam oh pvo on b h Blac

pawn waIf now .d5 2 d wh hida 2 a4? 3 c3 1.@b3 2 a5And h Whi s cd o acr

c a pf 2 d n2 a4 3 @3 5 4 d4 b4.

2 ..@xb2 3 a6 b5 4 @e3 W3 5xe4 @b4

If h bac ng o go hwhi paw by 5 . @ h Wha co pas pawn by g4 7 f4 @ 8 f5

6 We5 Wa5 7 @6 @xa6 8 @g7@b6 O 8 . . . c3 9 'xh7 4 1 0 f4

lxg3 , Wxg6 +-.

9 @xh7

9 .@6

Th only chanc wa 9 g5 1 g4( 0 g g4 g5 2 �xg4d . . 1 @g d 2@xg5 7 3 g 3 4 @h7(14 f4 d5 15 f5 @ 14 @f 1 5f4 4 1 h wh a pobabdaw A h mov n h gamWhi a ay

1 @xg6 d7 11 g4 e6 1 g5d6 13 �h7 e4 14 g6 6+ 15@h8 e7 16 f4 @ 17 g7+ @ 18g4 g8 19 g5 Bak resgned

BeavkyTratarBld,

Wh g mch mo acvhan Back and hi giv himchanc o ma prog

1 @6 We7 2 7 a6+ 3 @b65 4 6 b3 5 xa d 6b7! b5 7 b6 3?



he way o he rw wsn easy x3 8 c6 bl 9 c8+ f6 x6 c3 ( 1 0 2 11 5 12 e6 f4 13 f6 b3 14

b! xe4 1 5 6 4 1 6 c61 a5!+) 1 1 5 12 e6\f4 13 @ 4 14 b5 xe4 156 b6 16 c3+ 4 1 a4+ 8 e b8=

8 a4 xe4 9 a5 c5+ 0 c7Wron ws 1 0 c6 e4 1 1 c4

8! 12 6 e3! 1 3 xe3 b+IO•a6+

Aer 1 0 e4 1 1 c4 @f6 1 2x6 e3 ( 1 2 b+ 1 3 c xa514 6) 13 xe3 b+ 14 cxa5 1 5 6 e6 1 6 b 1 5.

@c8!Once an 1 1 c6 was wron

becuse of 1 1 . e4 12 c4 b4+1 1 b c5

l .e4Or 1 12 b c4 b4Or 1 2 f6 1 3 3 b7 xd5 4 a6 d7 5 a7

c7 6 b6+ d8 7 d5 a88 b8! Wd7 9 f6 Wd8 0xe4 d5 c5 d4 b7 d3 3

xd3 d7 4 c5 Wd6 5 a4c7 6 b6 ack resigned

Ztkin-KudrinMoscow 1965

Kght Edgs 55

Blcks ask s o cree yenoher sse wn An so herellowe

..fxg4 hxg4 h5

Now Whe hs no me o wn he3 wn3 g5+ @g7!he kn mus rere oherwse

he whe knh becomes hhly cve: 3 . e6 4 4+ 5 5 On 5 c4 6 f5 xf5 6 c3

ssbl s 8 f4 f 3 @f5 hen 4t

5

.

4 d4 h4ecessay n vew of he e of5 .

h3Aer hs Whe hmelf obans

roece asse wn.6 f6 f 6 . @ hen e4 8

x3xg5

9 h2 f 10 e3@xf6 1 1 Wf4, n Bl s oblet le o of he h3 awn

7 'e6 8 d @he kn hures o suo he

hawn whle he fawn wll bewache by he knh

9 d7Of course no 9 e6 n vew of

1 0 4+ 0 Wxd3 Wf4 e g3 seems s ll over he h

s oome whereas he whekn s oo r om he 6 wnBu he ns a suylke ea

e5 3 d3 h 4 g 5

n hs les Whes e Afer

few moves he lyers ree ada he ueson arses wheherBlck coul hve won nsea of5 h3 lye n he me he ha ahs sosl he more eecve move5 2! one ou by Zsev Af-er 6 f6+ e2 ( x2b3+!) h3 8 e4 9 lecsve s 9 . 1 0 x2 4



3 Rook Egs

ook and pan agains ook

he st clicl nd priitvethugh nt evyne endgmewich sd nt it ee prntny pcl pe pyer gndte rnk Bt n Nunnwrte n ntereting k uttee endng n te pute nly whee e gv ute w cplicted ptin wevern eveydy prctce t uc mreimpl nd trgc r re cning Knwledge precie pitn nd etd denc hve eeptin gnine.

The edge pans

he mt eunt cerk ndpw gint rk.

Peple hve ledy pgrdcprs th type endingnd r th rigt thd py

we hud nw m t the EndgeCHere e cupl cteic

epl

EmmsemesmaGausdal 1993

1 .al?

Cect i .3 ! 2 �g2 2+ �l 4 4 h3+ 2 5 2+ �l 6 2 7 e 2 8 3 4 9d '2 d3 3 d2+ nd the 3 pwn nnt e tpped.

g?Bt nw Wt drw y

2 g ! 4 3 g3 �2 4 g2 'd3 g3 '4 6 g4 � 7 4 � 8

g2 'd 9 h4 3 3 ! whenWite rehe wel-knwnpitina4 3 @ a3 4 + '



ere was a quer win by4. a4

5 @2 bl! 6 d5 @b2 7 d2+b3 8 d3+ a4 9 4+ b4 1

d8 a2 7 'd3 @b3 hrsgnd

BagovKramanGresre 998

1 .5Core s 1 . g5, odng e

draw as in e revios eame .2 'd4 Jl 3 f6+?Sim is 3 5 wnning easly.3 .

'g5 4 b6 al 4 a64 b4 ed o a daw ae 4 . . 'f5

and e ng ruses o 8.4 ..@f5?Agan e sod go r e daw

ing mensm 4 . .f? and eon e fe

5 a5 dl + 6 5 al 7 'b5@5

On 7 b+ ere s 8 @c 9

'b b + 1 0 '7 a 1 1 a8@e5 2 a 'd5 3 d8+ @5! 4d6 winning8 h6 @5 9 'b6 bl+ 1 @7

l + 1 1 @b7 bl + 12 b6 h3 6 h7+ 14 7 hl 5 a6b+ 6 @8 'd6 7 a7 Bakrsgnd.

gs 5

TosiGyimsiYugslaa, 1998

l a5?my dving b e ng s

by 1 5+ @b2 2 8 4 3 d2daws.

1. .Jxh4 2 a82 a7 is aso enoug r a draw2 b4 3 'dl?

e desve misae. 3 8+@b2 4 @d2 d4+ (4 .a3 5 2+!5 e3 d5 b8 saves im.

3 .. 'b2 4 d8 a3 5 d2+ @bland h ad o rsgn

HraVasquuba, 1998

1al?e an aee draw by any

mo ee nluding en1 e7 b bes of a 1 e8 ! .

2 a4 'f6 3 @d6 Bak rsgnd



8 Eds

VyhmanavinLernerUSSR ch) 1 984

1 d2?Thee ws a simle daw by 1

�b2 g3 2 �2 d5 3 'd2 3 4'e2 e.

1.h2! 2 e2 al! and hiteresigned

adimirov-ashkovskyhelabs, 1 97

1 3Coec was g8 �5 2 +

g4 3 g8 'h3 4 g5 and afehe advane o he hawn a daw isahieved sne he whie ng s o only by hee les.

1 h4 2 e3??neresingly, his miae s y

a r gandmases A mo mage of hs osion was enouneed

in he game Dvoiis-Kovalev

mrool, 1988, where he samemsae was reeaed 2 'g53 8! h7 4 g8+ eads o a draw.I s neary aways neessy o aa he ng om behind, and non on beuse i he ed he ngwi ge he bee o he oo

2h7! 3 elIn he above-menoned game l

lowed 3 h3 'g5 4 �e2 'g4 5h h3 wnnng beause of heoo osiion o he oo.

3•h3 4 hl g5 5 'e3 'g4 6

@ g+ 7 h, hen7 . . a7 llowed by 8 . a2 9 h2and hen 10 'h.

6+ 7 gl a7 hiteresigned

ine ae 8 h2 here owsno 8 g3? 9 g2+ bu

8

a + 9 @ b wh a deisiveugwang.

Novikov-LaiMala, 1992

I seems ha i is no easy rBla o dend imsef, bu hends his ony saving esoe

1 •h! 2 b7 �dS 3 g4Ae 3 a �5 4 b h7 he

daw s neviable3 4 g7 h6! 5 a6 b6+ 6

a7 bl 7 b7 al Drawn



KamskyKarpovLar 1994

Wha sysem f dene shd hehse wa he aa f heba ng he awn adhe me ae mehd I s eah e send sn s me effee b eqes aae ay

1 f6! 'e4 2 g6 'e3 3 g4!he man hng s manan n•a wh he nen s awns3 . a3 4 g3 'e4 5 b3 a2 6

Wg3Obsy s bee n g

he s an.6 'd4 7 al g2And he nens ageed a

draEueAekhne

Wrd haphp (m), 193

Whe s n a demma whehe

g wad ba, and he d

Rk Ed 9

hamn des n g hesde

1 Wf4?Ce was @f6, heaenng a

he m g4 If nw a3 hen 2g4+ d5 3 g5 wh a dawnawn endng1 e! 2 ' 'd3 3 b2 +Cung he ng s a

deady bw Whe4 'g3 Wc3 5 b7 fl 6 bAe 6 'g2 a he sn s

s.6 al 7 @ xa2 We3 h2 9

c b2 1 b 'clCeay n 0 'a ? bease f

11 a8 h3+ 12 'd2 a3 13 w a daw.

11 c 'bl 12 b b2 13a b3 14 'd4 a3 1 5 'c4 Wb2

And n hs heea snhite resgned

ook endngsevera pans on one ank

Ths ye f endng s me qeen n ae Wh s sns f he awns n b sdes nhe majy f ases he weae

sde shud hd a daw een nhse nsanes whee hs awnse s weened.Beavskypragget

Ea ( 1998



Endngs

1 h4?Core wa g4 g4 2 g4 and

en g5 ng in e ba ing,werea 1 w ao a pobilywi e re ranr o anoerype o a poon, ooed ain e ne eon

.g7 g5 h6 3 g4ow e plan wi prome

e ine i no ear ow Bapoon an be breaed f Wie,afer an eange on p iown pawn on e5

3 hxg4 4 xg4 e5 5 @fl 'h56 f4 e6 7 �e e5 e !

We gan a empoon 'd2ere i f5

@h6! !Bla a aaed e pawn

ending early9 @d f5! 10 3

Raer beer wa e4 ', u even ere ere are noeal ane of a win1..xf4 1 exf4 h5 1 'd4

xh4 13 xe4

On 1 e5 ore i 3 . 13•�g4 4 'e3Clearly no 4 e5 �14�h3!!Ony i ead o a daw

14 4? i no ue de o 1 5 f5 ! 15 h! 1 6 'e3Ae 1 'g4 'g2 17 �g5 ere

i e only move 7.

.@

6g 7 �e �h3 Dran.

BagovBernhRga 998

Bla demonrae a lear andinrive way o reae iadvanage

.. Jd5 ! � g5 3 � f5

An mporan in in e pannow Wie pawn iaion arely maed4 gxf5 exf5 5 'f4 Jxh5 6 b7

g5 7 a7 'h7 Jb7 'g6 9b6+ ' 1 a6 g6 11 e5 Jg31 a7+ �e 13 f6 h5 4 h7

Ao ee no alvaion in 14 e4e4 5 e7 ' 1 e4 g5

14 �d 15 a7 h4 16 h7 h317 a7 h 1 h7 g 19 'e5 g5! �d6 ' hte resgned

MadsenHansen 974



e oon o al inen a uroe concur w e reviooe an ere e4 c 2 g4o e ay Wie

cooe anoer yem of ence1 b4 Jl 2 a4 @g 3 b4 4 '3

ere areay no e 4 g4 55 @ e 6 5 e4

4 5 5 4Aer 5 e4 g5 6 g5 g5 7

g6 8 9 e3 a2 g4 a5 @e4 a4 2 f4 3 g3 e4 ac win a awn.5 h5 6 We2 g5 hxg5 @g6 @3 xg5 9 ' 5 0 3

Aer f4 e awn endng won.

10 Jg 1 1 b3Or @ 4

2 4 3g4 4 4 @g3 g4 5 @

f4 6 @g3 @g5 e f5 8e4 g6 an e ng wor way roun o 5. In a reviou eame e ng ao a e oiy of aacng he awn in way

1 . h7 2 b5 h4 13 gxh4xh4

hi rsigned, nce awn

ening afe 4 a xe5 5 f4 i oH umanMikhahshin

o 985

Ro

h4e canno aow c e o

iiy of ayng . . . g6g5 .1b

Afer ...e5 ow 2 g2 c2 g4 Jc 4 g5 f5 5 g4 6f6 @4 7 g6 wnn.2 'g2 g 3 g4 g5 4 h5 i more accura n 4

g5 g5 5 g e5 6 6 wom cance of vcory.

4 . a 5 b7 h 6 @ow e ng can roce o e

oer e.6g '2 a h6 al 9 hhl 10 d2 @ 1 3 4 12@4 h2 1 3 '5 h 14 '6 '65 d7

ang a ure r e ng15. h2 16 @ h 17 'd

Bak rsgnd

6

BeaskyHodgsnCaca 6

ronge woud ave een 4g7 2 c6 f5 3 , creang weanee n lac awn rucre

.@g7 2 4 5 3 h3 'g6 4 g4hxg4 5 xg4 xg4 6 Wg3 3

Blac oy cance e in ecreaon of oube aw nWie oio.

xg4+ @5 4 @g6 9 xe33 0 @ 'g5 a3



2 Eds

Ae 1b8 12 @e4 e8 13d4 d8, doing a ona aa, e Ba daw.

2 al 3 @e4 a4+ 4

d5 a5 5 d4 a4+ 6 @5a5 7 4 Ja2Agan orre wa 17 e5 1 8

e8 19 @4 8 2 dd8 21 @3 8 22 'd2 d823 @e a8 24 @ a4 w adaw.

J2 9 e4 @g4Rah bee, hough dy n

in, wa 19 . @g.2 e5 g5If 2 @g3 hen 2 1 @b3 8 22

f5 @g4 23 4 wh a win2 5Cor 2 1 Jg2+ h 22 @b5

8 23 e e8 24 @ e 5@d5 wi a heoreiay winnng

oiion2..@g6 22 e6 23

23@g7ing e yial dawng

mehanm 23 @ 24 e7 e8 25e3 @f4 2 f5

24 e7 e 25 e3 ' 26 W6xe 27 xe7 Wxe 2 @d5 Bakesgned

One eeme b yi aeorred n a al oion.

aKeresMsw, 95

Ba ha grea robem and qie omiaed o anoe no a

dawn oiion wh f and hawn..6If 1h5 en 2 g5+ @f5 3 +,

and ee no dene again 4f

2 Jh7 d6 3 h5Poble 3 h @g7 4 g5

owed by 5 f4 and h4h53 .@5 4 g7 4 5 xg6 d2

6 @fl g3 7 f6 a2 @el h29 @d l g2 l h2 @l !The ing move rher away

om i oonen. .. g2 2 Jxh6 @x 3 g6

@e4 4 h6 h2 5 g5 @d3 6 g7@3 7 h7 @3 Bakesigned

And hee we ee how diu ieven a la grandmaer odend a a oon



1 5!

Niki-FnikPu/a 199

Correy preparng r 4h5 inode o ake on h5 w he ook.

1 ... al 2 h5 gl 3 @ g7 4a5 gxh5 5 xh5 al 6 d5 gl

o ye a msake b moe

ehnial is 6 . a4 ng o ewhie kn.

7 d6 h7??

A seros msakeoe was oak e e3 pawn by 7 .. a 8 e4a3 9 d3 a5 d5 a3 d4 b3 or 7 . . .e 8 e4 9 g3g l 'h3 , and he rookdoes no ave e sqae.

e4! fl 9 g3 gl fl 11 If6! Wg7 12 e5

We obans a wiing posion

oo Endngs 63

Beer an 4 b6 played byCapablana. Wes pla, wh herook on e 8, is o o play 5f6,and Blaks dene, w he we

kng on , s o play . . .6-h5.14 . Corre s 4 . . .e3, indeng

f4-5.15 Corre s 5 d8 wh he hea

of 4-5-f6, e.g 5. . .b2 6 'g3b3 7 '4 e3 8 e8 andf4-5.

15 a3 16 d7! 6 d8 s bad beuse o l 6 . . .57 g5 h4 8 d7 'g6 9 d6'g7 2 6 h3 2 5 5 wh adraw.

16 .a2 17 a3+ 1 e4a4+ 19 d4!

his s he pon o deploying he

ook on he d-e. Aer 9 @ aoding o an analysis byKopaev, he game s drawn.19 .. al 2 f5Corre now was o move asde

wh e ook 2 b4! gl 2 a 22 b8 aer 22 ...3+23 'g2 e king goes v g3 o 423 'e3 e l+ 23 . . .gl 24 5

xg4 25 6 'h7 2 e 24 e4 25 el 2 b7 @ 27b4 'g7 28 ' a l 29 b8 5 3g 5 h4 3 h 3 3 2 b2 wnning.

2..el 21 d5 Iglhs pson s om he gae

Dras-Cpablana, ew York 93wh olos reversed, and ere2 . . .' 22 d gves a draw

22 d6 al 23 4 a 24 7a6 25 e7 a4 26 e6! fxe6Or 2. . .xg4 27 d winnng.27 f6 g6 2 f4 29

x 3 x e5 31 4 Bakresigned.

wh is in evey ex book. Even wh a vey lky ahor and12 .. 13 g2 a3 14 d6! a passed e-pwn is dawn!



64 Endns

Nvkv-BeiavskyGraz 997

.7 2 a5 We6e ad o y e pa w e ap

po o e g 63 e5+ W6 4 a5 Wg7 5 h3

'h6 6 Ie5 I2 7 'g3 h5 e7h6 9 e5 J3+ 0 Wh2 l l g3

Ae g3 2 a5 ees 2 g5 ! 3 5 e3 w a wnow, oweer depe e ong om e r a Ba doeno ueed n mpong hpoon

.J2+ 2 Wgl 3 'g2

ow ee o promoe .g6g54 ' g5 5 We3 g4 6 h4 617 Wg6 Je a6 9 e5 h5

20 @ '6 21 ' a3 22 ea5 23 'e2 @ 24 h 'e6!

Bu een e aie o wopaw doe no elp

25 Ixh5 a2+ 26 'e3 a3 27' d5 2 Jx5+ d4 29 e5e3 30 l a 31 g2! a2+ 32

'gl 'd3 33 5! al+ 34 'g2 e235 6! n a dra

Roo ending o e pawnsagans r e a raer mao,

ad e p o e oge deon o eag ped pawo e de w pome ge e o e

1 a

Bagio-Veigodann 98

W e dea o dendg epwn ad eeng e gg6 2 a2Aer 2 . 5 3 a g 4 g

e e6 pwn woud e oo wea.3 e4 e2 4 We5 Wg7 5 e4!We p s eaer

preprao o pay d4d5.5 ..g6 6 e3 6 Wg7 e 7 'd6 a d4d5,wen 6 . 2 oo ae eaue o

7 d5 ed5 8 e5 3 9 d6 J2 d !

7 d5! exd5 'd4! a3 9 exd56 10 e!

Cung o e ng s more mporan ha a pawn!

10 .x 11 d6 2 52+ 3 '6 2+ 4 7 J25 d 3 6 d7 Jxh3 17 Wed3 d xd 9 Wxd h320 Je2 Bak resiged



1 h3!

EesPugaeskyHannnge 990

Pepaing cc4 and gg41 . 2 h4!t necear to he weak

nee and no aow . . g6g nd .hh4

2•

@6 3 a6Unvorbe White i ee , and he d pawn weak3 ..4!? 4 @g2 b2 xg3 6

xg3 Jb3 7 a b4No lowng d3d.8 e 9 c6+ g7 10 c4

Jb6 11 a4 6 12 e4 e6 13 e3There no ote pan r Whte13 .�6 14 al b4 1 db 16 @c4 b2 17 Ja6+ 8

a Jc2On . . f6 Whe pn wod

b d4 exd4 0 ed4 g Jgnd then the dvanc of the dpawn.

19 d g2 2 a7 6 21a6+ @ 22 xe

x3

23 a7�g8 24 d4 xe3+ 2 �6 :b3 26

d + 27 @xg6 @ 28 h7! f429 d6! e8 3 xh d4 31 d7+@d8 32 :d+ 33 @g6 d634 f6! dl 3 h Back resgned

R Enng 6

mpcaed Rk Engs

t nereing o ee wh gandmate cnot hod gh no

poon n whch he method ofpaing a daw we knownDauAterma

Geman 998

In ch poton tanding il no o be ecommended there aretwo acve plan

() etroan pn .. f6 ? and .. g6g, creng a weakne on h

(b) leaving he pawn aone b..g f4 b 3 a4 b4+ e b, and Whe oe not c

ceed n advancng the apaw ver bee the nd g pwn fn he gme owed:1c2? 2 a4 a2After . Jc+ 3 e c4+ 4

�d Jb4 a4 6 f4 3+ 7c4 g b6 g4 a6 xf4+0 b f c6 a b7Whte win

3 e4 a3 4 a a4 @da3 6 @c6 c3

If Back tke the paw 6 . . Jx,en afe 7 Jb6 xg3 b7! 3



66 Rk Endn

g 9 a a hxg ) 9 af 1 a7 xa7 a7 g bgh4 b @g 4 c5 5 d4 4

@g 7 @e

Whie wn b ao he move n thegme doe not ave him7 @b7 8 f4 al 9 a8 @f6

1 a6 @ 11 f8 bl 12 @a7 f63 b8 e 1 4 :b3!

An mpoan econtction Theook ha wo denve ncion todend the g pawn and conto theble in ode o ee the king

14 ... @g4 lS b6 e6 16 aSe7 17 a3

ne moe ncion to ppo he pawn

7 . gS 18 fxgS fxgS 19 hxgSe 2 b6 xgS 21 a7 g8 22c3! g6 23 b7 :g7 24 @b8Back resgned

MkhachshnEsnKecskee, 19

1 ..a3?In anlogos iations whee the

pawn ha no dvnced to the hank, i coec civa theking b he ook give a onalcheck

2 e7 3 dS 4 c h4?!Again coec 4 a pepa

ing o meet wih bS b4 e3 6 a4!

Maea i nothngactiviy invew o the paed pawneveything

6 hxg3 7 hxg3 xg3 8 aS gl 9

a2

9 bl?Bte at once 9 d no a ow

ing in he wite ing whie on

a 1 c b8 1 a6 gS 12 c6f6?

n ch poto i e pepae o ph away he whtekng e a7 a 4 b7a7 a7 d ! wh cleachance of a dw

13 a7 a8 14 @b7 xa7 S xa7

g4 16 c6 e 17 @c g3 18 c4@f4 19 @d3 Back resgned

ee-Menascr 99



Blak m loe beae of heeakne of he e4 pwn

1 a6! g6After h4 gxh4 a e

4 e a xe4 h 6f4 xh4 7 a8 h 8 and 9 a7in. n he event of pive dene by Bak White phe hipaw up to a7 then te king goe toe e Blak rook mut keep waom he a4 qure Then Whieplay f4 and on h7 f wih win

2 a8 3 a7 g7 4 el 7S 'dl g7 6 @l 7 7 'bl Ia68 g4 !

Deermnng he pawn ationon he ank.

8 . xg4 9 xg4 @g7 1 0 g 711 b2 'g7 12 b3 h7 13 'b4g7 14 'bS a2 lS b6 b2 16c6 c2+ 17 d6 a2 18 8!a7 19 c7 and the pawn ending eaiy won Back resgned

Lerner-DrmanTasht, 980

1.'g7?Pve plyoet i e6

r deining the king onf6

2 a a4 3 e a3 4 'e4a4?

Smple i 4 . .@f6 a6 e6 giv-ng a draw.

R Es 67

S 'dS a3 6 a6 x?Thi a deiive miakefer

6 f6 7 6 x 8 b8 a 9b6 f @b7 @g4 a7 xa7

'xa7 'xg b4 f6 here an eay daw by . .g6g b8 a3 8 b6 xg3 9 '6

a3 1 b gS 11 hxgS h4 12 a73 13 a8 xa8 14 'xa8 2 lS6 6 16 x2 xgS 17 ! !

We adve paying atenion o thimove.

Now the whie king avod bengholdered away and hie over tothe opponen pan therereBack resgned

KnpkacherbakPardub 996

Th poition reemble the pevi-ou one b here are a nmbe ofimportant dierene Blak a a



68 R Endns

oe pw he greaer mber of paw crete more prereqte r a Wte vcor

1.

Woh of teto . e? re preet matg the paw o o to e the kg agatceck om the ak.

2 b8 e4 3 h3 h 4 h4 bl e2 b2 6 l b 7 g2 b28 b4 b 9 b g6 1 b6 h7 114! ex 1 2 x g7 1 3 b7

O f there .f6 wthhe ea

13 b4 14 e2 bl 1 d2b3 6 c2 b 7 c3 b6 8c4 b 19 c b3 2 c6c3 2 d7?

Stroge at oce b b+ 'c

21..d3 22 e

Aer e6 e f22 .. b3 23 'e7 b6 24 'd7b3 2 c6 c3 26 'b b327 'c! bl

f 7 .h7 wg c6c+ 9 6 + 0 'e7 b 'f6

28 c6! c 2 9 d6 b 30

'xe6 b 3 d8 Back resgned

AnderssnHbnere Ape 997

1 g4! g 2 a4 al 3 a 'g6 4 a6h6

Wte ao w fter . . gh+ h 6 a g6 7 a7 f g wth the e 9 a8 'g6 6 a 7 'g7 7 'g3gl 8 'h2 al 9 g2 h6

After 9 . .'h6 Whte w b 0 a7 f6+ 'g7 e6a g h6 'g7 6 a7 6 e6 a 7 h

1 'h2 'h7 11 xa7 12x6 g7 13 e6 a4 14 'g3 b41 h4 gxh4 16 'xh4 a4 17 g3b4 8 e 'g6 19

Wth te e offf .19 . b 2 'f4 e8 21 e !

xe 22 'xe g 23 xe4 xg424 'd3! Back resigned

1 a7

-Nik

Saajeo 993

Whte ee o chanc of gogwith h kg to he qe ohelp h a6 paw For thi h ha oacrce he paw1 e

Alo o ba ..g7 wih heiea of f or .a.

2 a3 3 ' al 4 'e2 '6 4 a3?!

Th mple wa to achive araw i e7, a here i no wa

r h king o approach



6 @d2 a2A oe suc as 6 ..e7 ca l

ays e ae.7 @3 a3 8 4 aS 9 b

a2 10 @ al 1 1 6 use 1 8 7 1 x6+@g7 g 11. a2 12 @ a6 13 4

a4 14 @d3 a3 lS 2 aS?opeey osg is sese of

agewy o .'g716 h8 xa7 17 x6 g7 18

fxgS a3 19 ' aS 2 h4 bS21 f6 Bak resgned

Y ermnskerawanUSA 997

1.. xa2?Bac oes no supect any ngeassociate with te the wte pawon h heee coec s . .f4 ! .

2 f4 d4he oe chance to hie on 7

an wat wt 'h7 @f. Buten he whte ng enes he gaei attas he pan an as esu of ugwag apue te a f pwns

3 @ d3 4 el @osng s 4 xg a 6

@h7 7 ' n te wte ngptues he f pw an hen goesto 8

S a8! e7 6 a7 @ 7 dla4

Edgs

e g 7 ...g6 8 8Bc esge

8 @d2 a3 9 3 aS 10 @x3a4 11 3 al 12 4 a2 3

S Ja l 14 6 l lS 'pg to m @e w oe 5 u w ees tpse t pw eg

lS . Jal 16 8 a6 17 xa7 18 J7 x7 19 x7

ote n pot ne pothetempo gg s ce Wt epw on g t wou e w.

19 . @e7 2 6 e 21 @SDesoyng te oppoon216 22 @dS g 23 xg6

@xg 24 e6 wnng Bu w

e pwn o g 2 .' 'xs sete.Vujaam

crr 993



0 Roo Endns

1 g4!Fixing he opponens weak

nesses.1 ..h6 2 'g2 a3 3 h4 f6 4 h!

<g7Underining Whes adnage4 .'e6

hxg6xg6

If g6 hen 6 c7 wih hedea a7

6 f6Beer is 6 . @g7 7 'g6 8

e g7 9 g6 0 'd h 7 g3 a4 8 d! b4ow he connuon 8 .. g7 9

f4 g6 0 d7 f d6+ g7 a6 a+ h4 a4 4 gleds o cory r Whie

9 Jd8 a4I is oo ae r 9 . h 0 gxh+

h ecause of h8+ g6

g8+ lowed y g41 g8+! < 11 a8 al 12 f4@g7 13 a6 a2 14 f! al 1 <a3+ 6 <e4 a4+ 17 <d h

here s aso no salaion n 7 Jg4 8 a7+ g8 9 7and hen a6a7 +

18 gxh a+ 19 <e4 Backresgned.

.. <b6

av-MaankUSSR (ch) I988

he seled moe I is easy o cal

cuae h on . x Black does

o e enough emp o sahmsef

2 Jb4 'aA rs sigh . . g+ '

g8 seems sucen r a draw.Acually n he raon 4 d4 4 . @c is useess ecause of d7) d+ 'c6 6 f d6 7g4 'e6 8 @f4 here arses a heoreica posion where s Blacksmoeand consequeny a drwy 8 .8. Bu Whie plays hmore rened 4 ! (hreaenng 'f4) 4 .g4 d x 6 dc6 7 xf g 8 g4 d6 9 f4'e6. he same posiion u wihWhie o moe 0 g and hs isaready a wn

3 b3 'b6 4 aOr 4 gx+ x g 6 f4

Back does no sand his ground fxg4 xg4 6 b4 J+ 7 e2Je8+In e ariion 7 .@c 8 g4

x here is 9 Jf4 Je8+ 0 c g4 Jg8 f6.

8 < + 9 <e2 e8+ 1 <d3<c 11 e4 Jd8+ 2 <e3 <xb13 xg4 c 14 g6 <d 1 <f4 16 @g4 �e4 17 6+ @dS 18

h6! wih an adnage ha is quieeasy o realiseGsenv-Beavsk

Pula, 99



White as a weakness on c4, but

hs is smal and Back needs to

create nother.

t... hS! 2 Wf4

Aer gxh xh 3 @g3 c 43 os 4 . d7 h he ea @c7 an . d

2 .gS 3 h4No ere is a eaness on h34 drevenng e6e and 4.cS :el d7 6 e4 IeS

7 d4 c6

No he ing s incude in heaa on e ea c4 pan.

8 d3 cS 9 d f6 1 Jd2e6 1 1 c2 d4 2 c Ie3+ 13g2 g3 14 2 c3 1 dld3 16 c :n 17 dl+ @c 8c 19 gl If4 hteregned

MkhachhnhmentkSieni 1990

Whe can do nohng agains he

rea ff41.bl 2 @Bad @f4 e 3 e3 (3 e4

h he de ..f4) 3 . d, ndhere s no dence

2 .. 4 3

Roo Endn 7

No hep s 3 gxf4 3 ..Jb2+ 4 g xg3 If6+ s necessay a eas ce

ac he ac ng

. @g7 6 Ixe6 h2 is precsey hs pn ch simpoan.

7 d6 xh4 8 xdSAe 8 g g4! 9 xd h4 -

os h4h3 and g3g8 .e4! 9 e6 4 1 hS xd4 11

e7 @ 2 h7 @e 1 3 g2 Ig4Zugzang. 4 g g hte

regned

Medn-GechNew Yo, 982

n hs raher unypica posionhere s ony one possy Bac save he gae

1 cS 2 bSAe xc5 d5 3 d3 c4 4

@e3 e5! Bac achieves a .2 . b4 3 b2 xh4 4 b6 h8

@c4 d6 6 @bS @d7 as sl no oo lae o ose:6 c8 7 d \e 8 7 8 9d7 e6 0 c6 ih a in rWhe

7 @a6 a8 8 b7 a4!



2 Rook Endng

w f Wte pay 9 J d+ eBlac h e plty rape a draw paw edg y 9 . . . d4.

9 c2 ! ! c4If 9 .'d6 0 d+ d? 1

d+ cxd 1 �c8 ad Weqee wh cec 9 . a 0 d+ al lg

10 d2 �e6 11 c6 c3

12 e2+ � 13 b7If 3 '5 he Bac aceve a

draw y te maeuvre 13 . a3 14c 6

13 b4 1 4 h2 g caged y 1 �c7=14 . xb7! 1 xb7 e4 16 c6

d3 DrawnHwever at te ed f e game

ly wed tat he ptm e las dgrm 1 c deeed cderat w f1 . 3 . . c+ 3 ' d5 1

7, ad We w; r 13 . .c8 147 8 5 'c6 w te ame re-l 3 7 3 14 e+! (lyw we te r tad te 3

quare! 14 . �f5 1 'c7, adWe w

neresng methd dencen rk endng

I dedg typcal pt,exceptay mprta te pre-ece f te w wte pawe gr h paw d w te ther dqte mply y advacg tem te eve ra. Kwledge f

hee type f pt exremelympa he dere varawe rapg a r edg

hann-FredmanMocow 19



Here White cn wi ely y 1xg3! h ter which the pw goe to However Whtedecded tht imper w 1 hxg3?

eepg h pw conected t itted ot tht ft 1 . g4 2 xg4he nnot w eve wth etpw

PgaekParmaSoch 196

Ad here i clc gme Backregned nc he w 1 h6 dthoght thee w o dce However e g6 d h7!Bl cmy me drw

rKramnkBelgrade 1999

Rook Endng 73

Here logo wigmethod i deotrtd y Shrov

1 b6 cxb6 2 h8 Bakresigned

MkrPribOlomouc, 1977

Aer 17? 2 c6 a2 3d8! xa7 4 d7 xd7 xd7g 6 e6! Back resgned

The method whch heped Whiteto w typc of ch potio t poile tht Bc dd ot eveth ot the ct tht t w tilpole to gve p eve cetepwn

O the coret dece1 . 1 !the operto to trpoeto pw edig i ot chievedce er c6 Bc checlog the e til the ig i rcedwy om the -pw Foremple c 3 d6 d e6 5 d8 (5 e8 65 . 6 6 d6 7 7 d7 d78 d7 f6! 9 d6 g5! 10 hg5g5 1 1 d5 3 ! 1 2 e3 g wt dw.

The igt method of dece wot nd the llowg gme



74 Rk Endns

HmTmchekPalda 1982

Wt wa cocd at wod ma a draw dephg ao th poo rmore a a or, e dd o coc at te T perctapproprate exale of teret to

e eo o roo edg.Te a e paw ad o6 ad o o , o o gcace. ow pe r Whte wa1 g3! d7 3 a8 ed Blac reach he owgpoo

Wh We me Blac w apaw 1 @2 @ ec Wt Blac mo ae ' c3Blc w e am way a e ame ory Te e o ge p e paw aoce a8!

ere a ecam e .. edoe ot wor ce tee owrt 3 a3+! ad oy te a2er ao o w r Blac ater . c 3 a3+ c3 a c+ c c 6 @d3B comparo wt te gameoyry t paw edg rale r e oger de. Bt th ca te weaer d acheea draw: 7 @f d 8 � g 9g g 1 0 e5! .

Ao hre th acrce of a eepaw a m 0 �xe5 1 �3 � 1 wth a draw.

Blac cod pa 1 gutte ae a hoetcally draw poor ee e m o doer he moe o Whte wc ewl poy cced dog

B ee th cae Wheachee a daw aer 1 g ! hxg 2g3. Three Blac m ae paw at oc

@eachg e ac poto o

edg

o o gcace at a wah moe ere eceaoly o ea md ha Bacould pay . g6g5 ce aerte ecage o paw a ecodad g or h-paw w e creaed

whch doe w



The oy pat to vctory s to create a passed fpaw hw cas e doe If Bac maoevres hs g o e d4 c4 sqares

etc e Whte gves chec alogte le Bt eve ere Whe eedso tae cre For example after 3c8 @d4 4 d8 @e mstae s5 e8 'f5 6 a8 g5 7 a5 'g68 hxg5 f5

Ae caprg o g5 Bc mages to create a passed fpawwhch ws sead of 5 e8 t secessary to coe S a8!ow the aove-metoed maoevre does o wor 5 g5 6hxg5 f5 7 a6 h4 8 g6 ad alreadyBac as to th how to savemsef

O 5 a8 e w ry o sed heg o g7, so as the pay

g6-g5 S ... 'e6 6 a6+ ' 7a7+ 'g8 8 a8 'g7O s ows a cec o te

ra a7 ad ae 'h6e maoeve 10 a6 prevts eadvace g6g5

Tee s otg else r Blacesdes 1 . S osse te s 1 1a7 gS 1 2 a6+ 'g7

ow Bac ca coose wo pathsech of wc eads o voraeeslt r m Let s lo rst athe dec 13 xg5 4 14 gxh4 f4 15h5 1 6 @ 17 h6 h7 1 8a7 g6 19 h7 xh7 0 a6!�xg5 1 @x wt a daw

Te secod path also eads o hsojectve 13 a7 'f6 14 a6Bac s a he cossroadsAer 14 �e5 15 hxg5 4 16 g6he mg eve ose

B 14 ' 15 a7 �e8 15 e6 16 hxg5 h4 17 g6 1 6a8 d7 17 a7 'd8 18 a8

Endngs 75

w a draw sce Bac caot goo e ce w hs g: 18 'c71 9 xg5

We re o he game olmovTmoscheo

1 0 a3+ �xe4 a4?

Aso here stll possle ws 11�h ad the gg3 le3 2 a3 d4 3 a4?'c3 14 a8 S lS a7 4! 16'h2 'd4 17 a4 'eS 18 a3fS 19 a6 �g4 2 xg6+ xh421 a6 'gS 22 a8 h4 23 g8+'f6 24 a8 h3! 2S gxh3 26 a3�e hie resgned

Acy s mre mprtanthan maera

I as og ee ow tat roo edgs actvty s more mpora tha materal Ths meas maxmm possle acve deploymet ofhe g ad oo coordaowt oes ow passed paws ad e strggle agas e oppoespaws Ad eve te very dea ofte porty of maeral wll e lee re a w stg exmpes



76 Rok ndngs

ar-B s 982

ac oo opeey pave ad te plan o go wt g to pace te oo on 6a ea up te lac pawn wtte paw ac 4-f6

1 g4 e6

Ae .. g6 wnnng 6+ f 7 4 f4 and e. S �e 3 ! g6O 3 . .6 low 4 .4 xg6 xg6 b d4 6 xg6

xb xhAt eceay omet the 7

pan gve p n cange e w of a pawn o te oppote

. elt a teoetcaywng pon. ..g7 8 g e

1 g4 11 @h 12 g S13 h8 ad Back reged.

te owg poto tewte oo nly poted t t ole an pave Blac nd apa wt a tpoton to a pawedg eplotg te poton ofthe o o g4

Abak-urechMosow, 978

.cl 2 @3 c4 3 e3 e d3 a4

Cleay no 4 .e4 ecae of e4.

e3 e4 g3 a2 7 g4O g4 8 h a3+ 9 @

xg3 xg3 e3 wth wn.7a 8 < d3 heegned

Actve poto of te pece roo endg ae wort a pawnSmylov e a claceample.

apabaca-TarakweNew York 924



@3 c3 2 h4 ?aeriasm i such posiios is

sipy ruious This posiiospared a grea deae i 1998 i

he magaie 4 Maser Godimaiaied tha 2 . a6 iedig ocreae a passed paw wih aximum speed gave Bac drawigchaces owever aer 3 g6 5 4ax5 ax5 5 g5 4 6 g8 7xf5 3mase Barsy poiedou 7 . g3 8 h5 (8 f6 g4eads o a id aey8 . 3 9xd5 2 10 5 g7 11 x2xg6 1 2 c2 d6 1 3 c4 f6 14g4 c6 1 5 f5 16 c5 e617 e4 graduay drivig ac heac pieces 8 xd5 g7 (8 .c69 h6 d6 a5 d8 11 5wih a wi

9 d7 @ 1 0 d5 (u o f52 1 1 g7 g8 12 g6 c6 1 3 f6 wih chec 10 e8 (aer1 0. 2 11 f6 e8 12 e7 d81 3 g7 g3 14 e Whie wis easiy 11 h7 2 12 h8 e7 138 c2 1 4 7 g2 1 5 f5 c216 d6 ®xd6 17 f6 ad Whiewis

3 6 xf4 4 ® e4 @f6The f5 paw proecs he whie

ig u o he ac oe ®8 6 7 @8 7 xc7 e8

7 xf 8 @f6 f4 9 ®e 41

7

echte wn

Rook ndigs 77

enhaysMoscow 4

There owed: @e4! 2 xcS f4 ! !B y sacricig a hird paw Bac

creaes cover agais checs o hisow ig.

3 exf4

Or 3 f a 4 ®e2 5 a2 wih pepeua chec3 @ 4 h3 wih a drawur paws dow.

zMkhachshnadaaz 978

e4!A passed paw i coucio

wih a cetraised ig is worh wopaws B where does he capure x3 ead? Aer xg3 ®e4h5 3 ®f4 g4 wih a rher .g5Whie is i a deporae sae



78 Rk Endngs

1g3 2 e 'g6 3 e6 d3+Aer 3 . .e3 4 'd6 8 4

6 e7 te wte paw qee.4 e h b8!

e7 doe ot wok ecae o . t ow t a treat..e3+ 6 d6 f6 7 'g

8 e7 b2 9 b8 '6 10 g1 1 b8 Drawn

TamanekhKshne 97

Te teat e4 ad te 2 a43 'g4. eere coect

1.Id3! 2 xb6 a3 3 b2 a4. lowed y ..gg4 wt a

daw

A eqetly met teme teacce o a paw to actvate terook

BarcsseHannnge 988

Tere a vey clea pat to tedrw

1 . a ! ! 2 bxa d4 3 Ixb a44 b3

O 4 6 'e actvatg ekg.4 . xa '4 a4+ 6 b4

xa3 7 b6+ g7 8 e6 b3 9e3! xe3! 1 'xe3 ' 11 'd3e7 1 2 d4 d6 Drawn

A clac actvatg o te kgwa ee aready t game

1.'!

OwenMphyndn 858

Ae . d3 2 c8 7 3 e8Wte geat cace o a daw2 c7+ 6 3 xb7 d3 4 '

xd4 e3 e 6 b6 b4 7 b8'e7!

Black cooe a pla to lqudateWte paed

aw o 7 .3 8 'd 6 9 c2 ad t ot clea ow to w

8 b7 d7! 9 g8 xb7 1 xg7+c6 11 g6 'c 12 xh6 b3+13 'e2 e4

Ate te paw acrce alBack pece ave ecome moeacve ad h paw teradvaced

14 8 'd4 1 g8 b2+ 16

dl d3 hte resgned



chchtrLaskrBern 1910

T est dence is 1.4! 2 c 'f6 3 xa c4!

4 a6 ' a 6 6 a2�e 7 Jb2 Jc3 8 'g2 f6 9 �h3c6! wit a draw.

ramnkBiakyGronngen 1993

Coect wa e naal 1 8 acvaing te oo and not ang g3+ 2 ' a3 snce too endng w e -pawn sdrawn B Wie decdes o dende pawn and a a sial momno oain counepay wt e lpo te a-pawn B is poves o ea decve misae

al? g3 2 g4 3 blee also e ad o go ac

conepay wit 3 a does no

Rook Endng 79

scceed case o 3 3 a5 g2+5 6 a6 7 a7 2 and i itme to egn

3 .h3 4 b8 Jg2

wJd2

Qit posse s 5 a2 utBlc wan to se e oo o coveagat ces om te side we smpy pays no atenion o ea-pawn

6 'g f4 7 g8 � 8 h8dl 9 'h2 '

Bac wans simply o pomoete -pawn to a queen I now 103 en 1 o 11 8 d3 ! 1 3a 'e2 1 3 ! 1 5 a5 e7! 1 6a6 wt a w

1 a4 a l 2 a6 a 13a

Ae 13 3 1 g8 a615 'g3 J6 te win is gwad

3 . 4 a7 a6

Te rg dea ow on 15 �3'g 1 6 g8+ 7 a3+ 1 8@ g2 s eaced a postion oma cass sdy y Laser wereBlac wns y soldeng t witing o e sevent an we on15 8 llows 15 a7 16 +'e2 1 7 2+ 3 1 8 8 e 19+ e5 20 5 'e6 1 6+'e7 2 a3 23 owed y e appoac o e ing.

1 'hl h2! 16 Jb8



8 Ro Endng

6 x 6 6 7g3 g z g6 9 6 ga ecg e u

16 . xa 1 bl e 18 b

e3 19 b e4 0 b d31 bl Alo go .e7 wt te

e o . e e 3 x x

e resgned

Acatg pec o m cg te g t cooe w e pw

man-NamknMoo 83

egame wt f paw raw ut eceary to trao o t a oce

g4 g b4 3 6 bBac elcy ece to ge

wwc e o eoe earer Bt ow pycologcy e o edy ece

4 xa4 g8 g Coec 7 6 g4 a g6 a 8 6 a

9 10 l 11 f6 Bakregned

BjkKakaEn 6

et y o eate te ptoWt a a ex pw Blac a trog ae paw og pl te rook l te polt of acttg kgt Back w pyg te w

1 g 3Uly te o pace et ere Ba doe ot alow c to e ye ece o . wg

gl d6 3 c e 4 d3g

f te e! xe 6 wt eat

c4?Corec w 'e g 6 3 7 xg x 3 9e xa 0 w draw

.. g3 6 c xe4 b d3? Sroger g6 w a w8 b6Or g6 9 4 6 0 � e3

wg8 g 9 a4 c4 0 b b4

a g6 1 xb xa 3 b6xb6 4 c g6 1 d b4 16e c4 1 g3 teregned



EiskasshMoscow 936

Whte ha paw mre Bach a ctve g ad a r dvaced paed paw Whe mtplay e7! c3 a4 a 3 7 a34 a5 �e5 5 a6 �d4 6 a7 �d 7 f4c 8 d7 wth a drw accrdg t

a aly y myv wever he game he qcy payed1 a5? 6!Sacrc

ye ather e.2 a6

�5 3 xh6 c3 4 h8a 5 c8 xa3 6 �h3

Aer 6 f4 g4 7 f5 �e5 8 c5�d4 9 c8 a 0 f6 1 1 c6�d3 d6 �c4 3 c6 4

ad he ha t gve p he f6 paw.6 .@4 7 �4Bad 7 f4 gf4 8 gf4 c 9 �g4

c3 -7..a5!Bdg a rdgethe ma

maevre r edg8 f4 c5 9 8 3 1 hep 0 e8 @ a8

c 1 a gf4 13 f4 c14c xcl 4 g4 c4 15 �f5�g! 6 g5 �h4 17 g6 �h5 18 g7g4

10.. .c2 11 c xf4 12 x4 @213 a c= 14 xc xc! 15�5 �3 16 f5 �4 17 4 5 18�6 c6 19 @7 a6!

Roo Endns 8

Zgwagd 9 . .�f4 2f6.

2 �4 21 7 5 hisin

Azmaiparashvii-KuprichikKushe, 986

eader w awhat ha a

h gt d wth ctvag ar edg Th what ha td wth t. Whte ha the echager a paw Bac threae after. .7 ee the tave. Whe decde t rape a redg a paw w theprce actvatg a h remagpece

1 xc5! xc5 2 xc5 bx5 3@ @f6 4 �2 �6 5 3 �5 6c3!

w 7 d! threateed wed y �c4.

6 c4 7 b4! c7 8 4+ �4 9b6 c6 10 b5 c8 7

Wth the hrea f c711 ..b8 12 c7! �3 13 c6!

ere the ey mvedghe 6 paw ad eepg hght the c4 paw Whte wt ttae a4 a cectedpaed paw

13 .. f5 14 @xa c3 15 �b5 5 1 6a4 f4 17 x4 xf4 18 a5 4 19b!



82 Rook Endngs

Te lat neenow on 19 c2llow 2 'b3

19 . 2 2 a6 3 21 a7 21fx3 Back sin

Van r Do-KovanGeenkrchen 1998

Eac of Wite emainng ece

ae cealy moe actve tan i oonent Teee any delay byBlak would b evaen to deat1 .c8!!Fcing te ae of te awn

wc alow Black toug teoening of te d-le o invade teoonent oton

2 xa6 8 3 Ib6 2 4 xb5

x 5 a4 x2 6 a5 f5! 7 �x5 8 b4 Dran

msovEpishinRoo, 1992

Wte a a dtant aed awnbut ct-o kng ndeed alo tcentald back ing give Black adecive advantage.

1 7 4 2 6?Coect 2 2 •5 3 xh6 3 4 6Alo bad e+ x e

d4 4 5 x5 3 6 5 'x 7

5 3 8 5 4 9 8 21 8 3 11 8 12I 4 ht rsin

Tee wll be cae wen t neceay to acce al one awn mamum coodinaton of a teece

P-Roznais

Erean 199

1 4!!Ino lf 2 gxf gxf 3

b e3 e3 e3 5 a b2 b e 7 a8 d3 8 a3+ 'd2 9al 2 xb4 f4! 3 a4 b2 4 xf4 3!5 fx3 3 6 f5 4 7 f6 8 a2! 9 7 2 1 3 hrsin.

Te ue of e two weaknee oibl of anng an



atack om one weaess to anothentil the time comes that theopponent canno dend all hisweaknessesis an exceptionally

universal one

Noi-MovsesanPolanica Zdroj 1 996

Even here the two weaknesses ona6 and c6 would not mean aythingwere White not to have chances oforganising another weakness on theother ank

h5 gx5f g5, then afer 2 ' the king

breaks togh to he black pawns2 xh5 g8 3 h4!Weak is 3 �xh6? :xg4 4 xf6

g3+ and the endgame is drawnwhile the passivity of the rook isprovisional upon the arival of thewhite king to the dence.

3 .d7 4 e4 e6 5 lf h8 6h5 Ih7 7 'g3 d7 8 a5! :a7 9

h4 .n 0 g7 h72 cS c7 3 a4! g7

Aer 3 b7 14 xc6 xb4 5xf6 White wns easily

4 b5 axb5 5 axb5 b7 16 bxc6c7 7 cl c8 18 c7 ' 19 c6g7 20 h4 t 2 g3 Backresigned.

Rook Endngs 83

FececMhachshnNova Gorica, 997

Back cleary has the more activeking and rook and the method ofrealising he advantage lies in thecreation of wo weaknesses and attack on them

I.e5Less logical is l .g4 and White

can avoid the drawn pawn ending 2f4 .xf4 3 exf4 @f5 4 'e3 gxh3 5gxh3 c5 6 a4 b6 7 b3 a5 8 'f d4 9cxd4 ! ? cxd4 1 0 h4 g6 g3 'e4 12 g4= It is equally a draw aer 9c4.

2 b3

More principled is 2 g4 g6 3 b3 f54 g3 f4 5 c5 +.

2 ...g4 3 3 g3 loses at once because of

3 f5 The attempt 3 hxg4! de·sves attenion, but even then3 xg4 4 g3 b5 5 b4 g6 6 a3 h6with the idea 7 . h3 leads to a win-ning position r Black

3•.gxh3 4 gxh3 h4 5 f b5 6e2?

A decisive mistake Better s 6 b4g5 7 g3 @f5 8 + g6 9 g3 f5inteding 1 0 g4 +

6g5 7 f a5 8 g3If 8 g3 e4 9 b4 +8 .. c5 9 g2



84 Roo Edg

f 9 a3 ten 9 . a 'e2 axb3 cxb3 8 wit te dea 2 a8

9 b4 cxb4 axb4 h8

2 a8 3 a '4 4 5 5 '2 Jh8 6 h h4t wa il not too late o le e

win p g? 7 7 xh3 8

:x5

h2 9 x3 20 3

� hisin

ypica misaks in ook nins

n ook endng tee ae a geamany typica metod of pay, bualo nauay ao a geat manytypical mitake We acuant youwi mot typica of tee

?

akin Passiv

iviskyamanovUSSR 95

e oud play boxng inte back kingS 2 3 6 3 c2?

Agan Wie ick to watng tactic T coect pa wa 3 d!f ! gx 5 x xa25 x a=) f a f5g 8 d maintaning uaityevn

36 4 h2?

Ti wa e at time Wte adte poibity of acvatng ook c xa2 5 gx 'xw euality.

4 .h5 5 c2Now tee i aleady no avngimefa) 5 g xg5 f5 5 gx5 'x5 g

f5 8 f a 9 'xf5 3 c) 5

x5 x5 c2 f5 7 d2f 8 @g2 nendng .c3a7-a5a4-a3 .c3-cl -b l b2 +·

d) 5 hxg 'xg f5 g3g 8 '5 9 J a 0 gxg @ 'x! 2 c g53 a3 a c3 'f 5 b3 a5 even.

5 h4 6 � a6 7 b2 c3 82 a5 9 J a3 f f4 x4 2 x4 '6 hi

snVaananchoss

Grma, 994

b7?

An anaogou mitake e oudatvate i ce a once by 5 !2 4 '7 3 '2 7 4

c7 5 h4 h6? 6 3 c3 7 c7 8 f4 :b7 9 h5 b4 O 3xh5

f 0 b Wite gain e adantage by xg g 2 f

wed by a5-a, ff5 ±



xh5 b7 2 4 bl 3 Ae 13 a7 Back cvaes

imsef by 13 g + lowed yg5

13 .. b7 4 ¢5 7 15 a4 c76 4 7 7 a6 Xb7 8 a5c7 9 5 c4+ 20 ¢3 c5 21@4 c4 22 5 c5

Woy of aeo is 22 J ?(Sclosse) 23 a7 x 24 a6 2 b7 e+ 26 \d6 a 77 'f6

23 ®4 c4 24 5 Jh4 25 6

®h7 26 xa7 %xh5 27 c6 \6?Be is 27 f!= Scosse2 a6 a5We wis so e ee of

28 29 d7 J 30 @b629 b6 Ial 30 7 Xbl+ 31

®c7 @x6 32 5!! cl 33 @b66 34 a7 c 35 a5 h5 36

a=W xa 37 ;xa @5 3 c5®4 39 6 @4O 39 f wiig is 40 a4 w

e ide of@e + 40 h 5 4 1 @5!41 x5? wod be ske e

case of4 1 ®e4 wi dw4 ...@3 42 : @ 43 4 4

44 @3 4 45 h 3 46 2

®2 47 hl 4 @ Bacs

GbBGrmny 992

Rk Endngs 85

1 .. 5 2 h4 h5 3 c4 5 4 4a6 5 7 5 6 hx5 x5 7 h4 a8+ b7 9 c6 106?

A miske e soud cie ekig by ®c4 0..@5 xb6 5?Now Back mees mske wi

misake Aciviy of e kig is emai ig i ook edgs Backmas e dvge by soudeg e ooes kg wil . ®d4! Now oweer is

daw2 c3 4 13 Zb4 3 4

4 15 2 Daw

Aba mo-Nogalo 994

1 ..6?Alowig We o cee coue

lay o e kigs k soldesc is by f5! 2 g4 xg4 3

g4 g4 4 @g3 d8 ®xg4 c8

6 g 5 w dvag o Black2 4 8 3 ®3 ®c 4 7 b5 5 5 b6 6 xh5 xh5 7 xh5 b4 5

8 c is e wose8 b3 9 l b2 10 bl 7 1

@4 ®6 2 ®5?Wi does o eo e oo

iy eseed by is ooe



R Edgs

Te only cane r im w 2e �f 3 @d g 1 @c35 1 5 xb2 b2 1 @xb2 �7 @c3 g3 8 @d �x e5wt a obabe daw Now, owever, Blac a o dfclty reaig dvantage

12 .. bS 13 @h6 @6 14 hSb3 S @h7 b8 16 f4 b3 17@ b 1 h6 6 19 @6 208 b3 21 '8 b7 22 @h8@ h rsin.

aicNabHag, 199

1 ...aS 2 �2?

oec wa 2 a 3 @g3 f5 xf5 (if g5 5 @f5 a5 wit a daw) 5 x e5 e7 @d 7 a7 a3 8 f a2 a8 wit ealty

2 3 a6+ 4 xaS+@4! S 2 x4 6 a7 x4 +Alyi

chnicay ak payn rook nns

n te llowng oiton Wite,of coe a a winnng oitiob it not o eay a t eem trt g

hio-orozchAmerdam 199

1 4?Bete i gl wit te ide of

conecting i awn in te rooendng by f-f5

1 . @7 2 a4? a8 3 4 x6 43 @S S @4 @xcS 6 S �bS

T temo w made oibe aa coneuence of g-g7 a 8 8 @6 + 9 �S8+ 10 S 8 11 S 8+12 @S 8+ 13 @4 8+ 14 8 1 @c 16 @6 17@f4 a4 18 @ @7 19 f6+ @ 20b x3 21 b7+ ran

VaunVoikhoskyRussa 1997

1 4? a3 2 @2 x4 3 4S 4 x4 @4 S 8 @3 6 82 7 b8



e ale i inccessble.7.a2 8 b 3 9 @3 a8

b2+ 3 1 b3 '2 2 b2 13 b7 8 h sn

asnkovskusnikRusa, 996

1...'5? Aer te mple . f4

tere is n esy draw. 2 c6 @6 3c2

A nao spcum o noicnh opponns hra

on hra h ss h oth no

Kozu-ikhachishin,

d 996

Ba saw ny ne teat f5and prepared repulse it by.b3+ @g b 3 @f b3

Rk Edgs 87

wit n easy draw and teereplyed

a2?,But e did nt ecn n2 h4,aer wic Wite as a winningendgame weres e culd e

mde dw by .b 2 4 g3 3 r b8! preparngaginst 3-4aiaism nsa o acvaton

chmi-ikhachshn 994

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f 2

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?He sld tin bt e id

tin f i ppnents actty (resiing e mbilty f te pawnsby a5 2 g3 @e7 3 @d7 4 e3 c6 5 @d4 wit excelent ances f a daw

.8 2 x6 a 3 '3?Wites nly cance was t stg

gle ginst te -pwn by tiatingis c-pwn 3 c5 @e7 4 d5! a4 5c a3 7 a2 7 d wit adwclealy be i 4 @ewit cnes f icy Nwweve

3 a4 4 ' a3 5 '7 6 @3a2 7 a 6 8 @4 a4 9 f4 h5 4 h4 1 5 6 nd hirsin



88 Edngs

MkhachisnanDrmud 992

.3?A tecncaly ncrrect attac

necessa ws .d 2 @g2 a 3 7 xa3 4 b =

2 a4 aS 3 bxaS J4 4 a6 xa4 Sa7 �h6 6 @ S

As n lp is 6 . .a2 7 �and te ng ges t b 7 @2 a3 8 @2 @6 9 @c2xh4 0 xh4 @ @b2 a6 12@b3 a 3 c7!

Peventng 3 �g4 because f4 c4+ nd a4

13a6 14 @b4 nd Backrsn.

noranc o pca rainchansms

vanchk-LaurHrge, 996

A well nwn drawng mecnsm wtut te 2 pwnter ges t te sxt rn f6 andupn te apprc f te ng egns an endess cecng seqence But i te gme terwed .. .

. b4? 2 c7 a4 3 c8?Fr wat rsn? Wy nt 3 c6

�x7 4 @x2 wnng easiy3 @xh7 4 c6 b4?Aer 4 .. @g7 �xb2 @ 6 �3

7 @4 @e7 8 @b @d7drwS a7 a4 6 c7 @6 7 �xb2 @68 @b3 a 9 @b4 6 10 @bS@6 1 c6 @S 12 a6 b3 a @c 4 c6! and Backcud rsin

naccra cnica xcion

ibi-khachshnGerma 993

1.b2?

Occupyng te 2 se wc sneeded te ingcrrect isJc2! and Bac as n difculties Nw wever e as temp

2 hS a2 3 @2 @c3 4 3 b3 S4 Jb 6 S a= 7 xa xa 6 @c4

8 . .xg6 fxg6 �c4 0 @£ !

9 6 hx6 10 Back rsn



ypca Rook Enis

In the enngs t s diclt ndyhg neweeything has

aeady bee payed. Bt amgais psitins esembing enthe t s st pssble t dgrea diereces ad geat smiates a ne and the same tme

Our attentn was atacted heedng m the gme

Hbn .PoDmund 996

Hee Black esged1

After 1b4 Hbe gae hewng aati a6 (alswnnig s g7 b6 3 e4 a6 4c7 d8 5 c5 a4+ 6 d5 g4 7d6 xg5 8 a5 + 3f6+ g7 4 e6 b5 5 f4 a5(5 b4+ 6 e5 b5+ 7 d6 g58 + g8 a7 g 10 a8+

@g7 11 e7 6 e7 a8 7 e5a5+ 8 d6 a6+ c5 a5+ 10@c6 a8

R Endg 89

f8 ! ! f8 exf8+ xf83 d6 wth wn pawn edg2 a6 3 6 7 4 6 6 4 7

Ae 7 . .g7 8 e 7 e 1 e3 aeasy wnig pawn endgame sagan eached xe3+ 0 xe3@ 11 e4 e8! d5 d7 13

e8, etc.8 7 9 8 1 6,and Back ws

This emids me a ey smlaendgame that I had a year ealer.

Ba-ikhachshSna 995



90 Edgs

Tee wed14 2 x4 x4 3 3Ae 3 b 4 @f aie a

ptn wc ey imia t tepeiu ne wit te wingatin: 4 �e4 5 c4+ @e3 6c3+ d4 7 a3 b4 (7 c? 8@ e4 a e3+ �e �e4 0c Jd4, gain teatening atan t a wining pawnendgame

3 b2 4 8 2 5 I 6 64

Ae 6 Je8 @f6 7 + �e7 8f5 e6 Bac win eaiy6 3 7 J8 f6 8 x5Wte ecned n 8 e3+?

@xe3, bt me tenaci wa + g7 a8 ( f �g6 0xe5 + 0 a6 f6,and ten te bac ing ge t g6

nd g5, wing9 U 1 8 @ 1 1 8 12 @3 3 i sin

A imia endgame wa anayed aey ng time ag

FiipovKopasnyUSSR 98

Tee wed1 5?f b6 a5+ d6 xg5 3 5

g 4 d7 (4 b7+ , ad tee n win 4 + 5 6 e 6 e6

f6 btnng a daw Cect 1�e5! e7 �f4 a7 3 b6 c7 4f6 g7 5 e5 eacng an eywinng ptn, nwn m tepeiu exmpe1 7!

Te ny cancete tet wa e6 wed by �e5 d5 an7

2 4 J 3 b7 6 4 b67!

T ac a daw t i neeayt gie p yet ante pawn

5 x6 J 6 @f4 f 7 @3!

In te gam 7 e 1 8 Jf6 e4 f4 wa payed wt a win

8 4!And accdng t an anayi by

Yudcit a daw

e cmpicated atn wtte additin f te -pawn ae metn e gameAopian-AmsiLub 1995

Tee wed1f4In ince ae

a4 e annt pay x? 3 g

2 c2Ae g3+ xg3 3 xg3 g4 4

e f5 5 g Jb3 6 � d3 7



@g2 e3 e ea f d2 inabe

2..@O 2

Amai gave 3 g3

g3 xg3 g 5 c5 (5 c2 g e2 ) 5 2 @g e2 7 e5 e3 8 2 (8 @ e2 f5 b i iin i n winning eame8 .e2 g e3 + @g 2 2

3 c5+ @g c2 b3Pevenig g2g35 e h3 6 2Weake i x3@x3 6b h e2Bad i 8 a f g3 @f5 + @Bu n 8 x2 e

becae f g3 9 g3+ e 1 O e3 c

Tee i ning i g a2 g2 2 a5 f 3 xex2 @3.11 2 c3 12 e2 13

2 @e 1 2

1gAe e ec @f5 5 g i eem a ee i a ieiibe ea f d3 e3 and d2aing a wiing awn endigweve e awn endg idawn ad ecndy wi ewie king n e2 ee n e

an beide e acie f e k

Rok Endng 9

n g3 wic a weve ead a daw

15 5+ 16 + c 1 xc+

Te anfe a awn ending iee e me wa a daw1 .. xc 1 e3 5 1 9 e2

W 2 W2 e3+ 21 @e2 e 21@e 2 2 @ e2+ 2 3 e wi arw

B f e yng gandmaeaed ae inaccae and aica Wie w awed i nen advance wi eaagain e g ad awn e igwa acieve ceay ad aead bee wn in d game

Teorsberg h ld c ch 1 98591

..@S 2 6 e+ 3 @e3 b3+ 2+ 5 @

Ti aiviy i ced, ince afe 5 @g3 @3 e3 e awnca be ed

5 @ 6 g6 3Ae e3 ? ! 7 g3 @d2 8 b8 a3 g3 e3 a2 i i ve dic eking ca

e ceck 6 e3

9 g2 1 e+ 3 11 @ e3 12: + 13 g b2 1 @@2 15 g3



92 Rk Edgs

Here Bac as sever deentplansa 15 . .c 16 3 d3 17 a3d ae 7 . 'e4 8 5 195 �xg3 0 x5 wt a dw18 a b2 19 �g e2 20 �gd2 g4 'd3 �f 3a3 and a daw ws agreed

b 15 'd3 and nw

b 6 'g ? 'e4 7 8 b 18 �g e b 16 3 e4 7 a8 ' 8+ 'xg3 19 e8 0 e 1' 1 'g e8 3 4and e wn s nt easy

c 6 4? and exampe 7g4 'd3 18 g e4 19 5 b80 6 g8+ @f 3

nd Wte manans equatyAn nlgs endng s . hbranzGaamova

Gg 1997

Wte dended n te lwngway:

1 7 3 2 4An attempt ceate vey cly

a pssed pawn n te ngs an.2 ...8After d4 3 � d8 4 a7

e pstn s anags t tegame

3 4 '2 4Aer 4 . .e2 5 d7 e 6 d6

+ 7 'g 8 3 e teat ttae n 6 saves Wte

7 a7Transpsng e game t wenwn pstn w a ttacm te ng sde.

5 .2 6 a2 '1 7 a Da

Te cet pan f dene s cass f pstn was demn

stted n e gamePortsch-PtzschMadd 1960

l

1

=

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1b 2 h4 3 4c7 '6 5 � 6 4 7 '5 h6

Weaer s te mre passve7 . e 8 c7+ @ 9 f5 f 10�e6 6 1 e5

8 'h5 4 9 5 4Te blc r as ganed ma

mum actvty bt te pstn stl

equres accacy.



1 6 'f6Nt 1 . . 'e7 11 c7+ ' 1

c8+ 'e7 3 g8 11 5 7

Agan nt 1 . .'f5? 1 c5+xe6 13 c7 g6 14 'x6 + r .

5 1 xg5 'e7 13

g

6 +.12 c7 ' 13 c

7 14c6

Aer 14 g8 xg5 15 xg5 xe66 xg7+ draws

14 . @ 15 b6 '7 16 Ib7 17 1 7 @ 19xh6 xh6Ceary n 9 .xe7? xg7e5 1 g4 +

20 @ 21 f6 7 22xh6 5 and a ra

rabaon-BarovLa Vaa 1979

..b7Te man tas s t drve te

r m te sxt ran and cverte ng aganst cecs ang tee Ten lw preparains rte advance f e e5 pawn2 a6 3 a

Ane pssibiliy wd avebeen 3 a4 f6 4 b4 a6 5 c4e4 6 c5+ 'g4 7 g5 '3 8 @6+ 9 'e ! , wnng.

3..'4?An nteresing pan but bete

s 3 f6 4 b5 a6 5 c5

Rk Edg 93

e4! 6 c4+ d3 lwed by. f6 and te advance f te a5pawn

4 '2 7 5 5 2 6 '

'h3 7 5?Wite sees a densve idea bts exectn f t s naccurate After 7 e6 g+ 8 ' xg3 9g6 Bac can gve up tying tw.

72 ' 9 f6Nw wever ts ugwang10 a5 11 4 3 12 'h

x h rsn

BoojuboRubnsnLd 1922

Rbnsein is cnsidered teng f r endngs, bt s payn e wng endng leaves usprundy bewdered

1.6?Crrect s 1g5 transpsing t

te psitn n Bareacisn2 b a2?

Cleay beter is . a3 ganingsme empi3 7 4 ' b h2

Wa is e dng? He cant tae tepawn

6 :c a2 7 4 a7? 'f4 @f69 '7

And a ra was agreed. Rubn

sens ws endgame!



9 oo Eds

The t that matte ae nt ute mple hwn by the game

1 g5?

Fiche-Geer

uaao 1962

An extadnay cuca decnt wuld be mpe t wat

wth c7 b5

1 ..hxg5 2 hxg5 @g6 3 e e3 ?

Nt t th dt wa neceat exhange the g5 paw the e6pa and nt tck the kng headut. Theee 4 @h e5 5 @head t a daw

... e5 5 @ 5 6 e3

Ae 6 @e4 ! 7 xe6 xg5the wn eay6..eS e gS e?eable 8 a7! h5 9 a

wth he dea afe 9 . g t play0 e5 g5 1 e4 thugh 1 .@g4wn The geneal dea t wn wththe g and epawn cnt f gngup ne pawn and tanpng atheecally wnng endgame ... g ! 9 1 g3 511 @g 12 e 6 13 e6 1 e 5 S : 16g e !

When the k placed behndthen haf the bune dne.

6 We6 1 6+ 1@ e6 1 9 e 2 @ g5 21

@g6 22 e5 23 @ 62 e?

tnge wa 4 f2.5! 25 xe?!

Agan tnge 5 f .2S . S! 26 e g 2 @e3@g3

And n th theetcal endgamehe eige

The at game dd nt anwe eeal uetn f dendng the endgame wth the e and gpan Inmde he thee ne me eynteetng example.

1

Bho-Uizood 1 988

The pemnay @ de nttheaten e5 beaue f a5 3 @f5

1 ..2 2 @ 3 3 2 e3 S @ !

Nt 5 xg3? 6 e5 .6 @S 5 c6 6 5

! 9 On 9 e5 e 10 e8 f5 g4xg4 1 @c5 f5 daw

9.. g6! 1 g e3 1 1 eS e 12c6 xg 13 6 g 1 �

A dawn endng eached wththe weake de kng n the

kngde



15 c6 a 16 c a7+ 1 c7a+Drawn

How man roa ea o RomeWe ae aready repeatedy aid

tat n te endgame tere re aly w pat mergt andwng Bt at time te nmber fpat i srprngly greater and t excepnaly dclt t nd terigt ne

BeakAmaparahPrrz 997

Te blc ng a ix pibe

me bt ny ne lead t adrawa @ f4 e becaue f a a6 e cannt draw by tngn f5 3 f6 wnning eaiy

b 1 . a 1 xf5 3 a6 4a7 a 5 a3 a ery imprantmment t ut e ing 5 e6 3 d 7 g4 �c 8 b9 a6 @b3 0 e6 @b4 1 d6dering away te ng andpreparng t set p a mang ne b5 1 a @b6 13 b + a614 c7 xa7 15 6 and Witewin;

c d? e5 @d3 3 a6!xa6 4 x3 'd4 5 e6 andBack regne, te r endg

Rk Edg 9

easily wng and decribed ineey b n r endings

d d3 ! is w e nlypssibe cninain f aer

e5 d4 3 b5 @c4 e r iscninaly nded .@e 3 f4e3 4 a4 ere i nting ee4 xf5 5 a6 6 a7 a8 7 x3d3 imiar ratn b btte ct- ng as prceeded neran rer wic s f decesgnicance 8 @g4 @c3 9 \f5@b3 1 a @b4 1 1 e6 c5

After b5? d6 a psitn is reaced m aratn bwile exerting cnt er te d6uare i te ey t eaang te

pitn 1 d7 �b6 3 bc5 te pnt 14 b7 8 anda eretica draw as arisenar-Baburn

Il M 997



9 Rk Edg

Wte as an extra pawn tWtes c ng ps te stngpassed e pawn and centralsedBac kng means tat t is nlyBac w can pay r te winBain assessed the pstn aswinning Blac ets ae a

a 1 b2 c! 2 'b3 'e5 3 c2! c3 e3 5 6 We 6 g2c 7 'b2 J 'c2 x6 9g3 On 9 Wd 9 d3 s npleasant. nstead witt te 2 pawnWite saes imsef y means fte staemate 0 d2+! 9 c6 1' '3 11 h 6 12 Wc 13 'b2 Jh 1 h5 xh5 15 'ch 16 b2 2 herege

) f6 'e5 2 3 3 e3 e 5 'c2 e2 6 g 'e3

and tee s n appaent denceaganst x r c 2 c7 2 J5 e3 3 3n 3 f6 tee s 3 .e2 a7+and an exchange f ks 3 e7 Jd3 if f6 ten e2 ! c5 5d 'c, and again tere is teteat f 6 a2

d h gca t s necessary

t ge te passed pawn n e52 5 xf5 ae 2 f 3 6 e3 2 7 5 f6 g3 6 Back cannt win 3 6 7 2 e3 On g6 tere is 5 e3 6 e 52 f 6 c2 g3 7 J5 e2 8d2 @ 9 2+ wit a ea andncmpcaed daw

Neeteess atera s mateaTere was a wde cice

Wte n te lwing gae

BrnckecPra 955

Hee there are seea deas Wite t eaise s enms matera adantage ny ne fte eads t ts ectie

a a6 d 2 g+ f6 3 d7'g7 a7 f6 5 g3 e5

slderng away te wite ingnw aer 6 d8= xd8 7 g8a we knwn draw s eached 6@ d3 7 e2 d 8 e3 d 97 f6 n 9 d6 tere s 0 g5f5 g6! 0 e e+? andnw ae 'd5 d+ 2 c6e7 tee is n defence against 3 d6+! captrng te d7 pawn

Ts is w te game went g+ g6 2 d7 'g7 3 7'g6 a7 6 5 g5+ 'g6 6 'gd+ 7 � g5, and a daw

c d7 xd7 2 g+ e5 3 g5and afte f6 a wel knwn teetcay winning pstn istained

And nw a few examples n tetee f csing te est cninain Te stins ae gien at teend f te k



1

a orreI b; I or <d

2

o do Bk make da?

3

orre f e o

Roo Endng 97

Ho he one- VkoLvovc ese yonsers n

h en

or orco pay a way ee caracteed y teget ca a tee Berete r o te ee ouanead ac wth Luca Bruerte veera roe ot ad eorger oere o potpoe teach t to er greate urprete paen had ot eve houghaot reg o play! ro cehtory t a welow paradoca a gradater wth roe l pay ve rogy Wemet u wo eapleamm wh a roe ot wonrlatly a e ueroaet oo we eaer

Beavy wth a roe had wohe oard oe prze at he ealo yd 84 ceay ot reakage were utanedplg otal It wa rather uuual o ee te cve orco g oole r al h gaead oly at te ed wth dculyovg awy o rute Bu e

layed leddl gaig pacarce a coupe o oo edgn-cno

Berne, 996



98 Rook Ending

Tere wed 1 Crect wa d7 f g e

3 3 and t dclt r Back cay t plan

1 .h 2 Wg2ee t wa l nt t te t ret t d7 ! .2 . g6 3 xg6+Te la cance w 3 f g 4 @£

a4 e g4 e4 7 £and 8 f4 wt me cance fding te game. Nw a 3: endgame eaced wc it eem practicaly wng f Black3'xg6!

T tnger tan takng wtte pwn nce te paed e pawnm e pped y te f-pawn

4 h5Teatenng ceate a weakne

n g3 r Wte afte 5-45 h 6 a 2+ 'Ae 7 3 .

taned pactcay an dentcacpy f e m game SmyvGigrc Waaw 947 (on tWhe to move and te bak panon e4) Tee e very ntrcvecntnan wa 8 e8 e 9 e7f5 0 e+ g7 1 a If 1e7 ten .'f 7 g3 a7 -

) l ... e6 3 xe f6 14 e8 dgwang + afte 8

e3 e8+ e 17 e3 llw 7. . f4 8 gxf4 d3 'e 6e8+ d4 7 d8 e3 8 @£ 9 xf @g and Wtecannt dend agant mteWe nw we et t te game

W5 JhIf 8 a3 ten 8 d! wt te

teat f 9 . . .Jd3 0 xd3 e4 1e3 exd3 'xd3 g4 9 e3d4 a6 4 3 e4 wit te npleaant treat f. . .'fg4

e4+ 9 We3 J3+ 10 ' Wg41 1 g+ h3

ly c an appac f tekng ead a decve tcme

12 g5Tee wee ate me canceremanng wit e premnary Jg7 wen Back can ce etween . f and .:+ 3 exg3 4 x x4.

12 . 13 e2 6 1 g6On 4 x5 cn intended

pay 14 xg3 5 g4 6 f 7 8 g 8 @g 9 73 aining tw cnnectedpawn.

1 ..S 15 g5 g2 16 'e !1 g

If 17 d ten 17 . 'f! nde4e3-e.

1 e3 1 Jg



O 18 g5 f4 9 gxf4 ' 0g 1 e d f e4 g d3

1 . 4! 19 gx4 20

Fr g see be20 .. a2 hte resgne

KorhnoKengsBee Cup 1996

At rst sigt te edgme smpleel dwnl te pedpwn s ptel srnger tne pssed -pw w B nl rnsr s ng t d6 bute dedes dply iy n engs n sine Wte buslintends t me is ing er t e

3 pwn1..g5 2 hxg5 hxg5 3 a4t s wy usel t u the

enem ing4 e2 'gAgn s wr tng t g t

6 tg ere Wt n peentts by 4 � 5 e3 wie n5 4 6 3 4 7 d e7 83 45 3 6

Te utrs wu prer 5 . 5?6 d f6 7 4 8 b e5 =bt engs prbbly d 6 5

6 2 5?!Agin pebe s 6 7

7 e3 f5 8 f4 7 e7 8

b3 6 9 4 d6

Rook Egs 99

2 4?he uesn s were te pwn

best pled 4 r n 5We rw te rtn 7 @

8 b3 5 9 e3 f5 0 4 f61 d5 f4 1 gxf4 f4 3 3 4 g5 5 6 4 6b6 8 7 x5 g3 nd Weud nt w

2

g6?Afte 8 . 9 e3 e6 0 d4

d6 g4 1 3 .e6 e5 3 b5 4 45 B s s wn urhnes.

9 e3 5 0 4 g4 1 �c5!'h3?!It is n ute e wee t g

wth e b ing Bette 8 x4 f5 3 b3 b84 � e8 1 5 8 nd se dil Wte t nd wnning pln

12 5 a 3 a4! g2?

Aer 3 f5! 4 5 54 b 6 6 7 3 n 8 8 B e dwIf 5 6 tn 1 5 b 6 6 7 b7 x 8 3 b 9 63 0 1 7 b

14 4! h3 5 xg5 xg5 16 a5 g4 a6 �h2 1 a3 h3 9 4

20 'b5 b 2 6



J 00 Roo Edgs

22 �b h 23 h 2 b6h

I ls lie Blac has dendehimselfWhie cann ueen sincehen a dawn ening ases becausef he disan whie ing Hwevechni nds a pah vc25 c6 26 b3 6 2b5 2 5 29 6 3 b 31 32 b5 33 xg3 3 W Bkeige

The yung gandmases mae asupising numbe f misaes ascn emnsae by cleacuplay



ook Endn J

ExrcssRook Enngs

emontre te orretpl o deene or lk.

2

t orret d or 1 e8

3

Wt oret 4 or 4

4

Evute e oton nd nd tert pln o deene or Blk



02 Roo Edg

5

Fd th rgh mthod o dcor t

6

a corct 1 c or c

Fd th rght a or h toal h adatag

9

Fd a accurat ordr o moo t

1

Fd th rght cotuato or Blac Fd th ght cotato o ht



1 1

hat pan houd hte chooe?

12

o houd hte conductthe defene?

13

hat ontnuaon houd

hte chooe?

Rook Ending

4

Chooe the correct connuationfor Back

15

Fnd he rght contnuatonfor hte

16

at correct 1 'd or 1 'd ?



04 Roo Endng

17 2

a i b wa or i o la and wno a a draw

1 2

ow do wn a i i winnng plan wian al alcuaed ariaon

19 22

a i orr: 4 or g+ ow do Bak dnd



Roo Endng

2 2

Wh o pla and win Wha o . a8=o @b7

2 27

o @ o @x Whi o mo ow do h wn

2 28

a o h o . @h a h wnnng mo g

o J . .?



J 0 Roo Edn

29

o doe Bla n?

3

o doe Wie h or @4?

3

Ca a ave te ame

32

Cn Wte mke dr

33

What mut Blak do o dra

34

at ie ane o n:

a) J a or b) d ?



35

reateed b g3 ho aite make a dra

auate the ariatio

6

o a Bak ake a da

3

ie to pa ad i

Rook Edi

3

Where i the ear dra or Bak

39

o doe Bak make a dra

o did Bak pa



I0 Rk Ed

41 42

de e e ame? Ca Bak make a dra?

43

u a pa r Ba



4 Shourg:

h srugg o h kgs

A eipa atta by a pee sn usaly estited by eite tmer, mre s by spae Hweewen we nd seles talngabut ngs ten te satn s

ardnay angedte ng annete atta, n me s aptrete enemy ing Eery ing reaesand tsef sme sng sqares inwi an ener any enemy pee,exep e ing f ursetisare maes ts bgges mpressnin pawn endings

ManukoskPusoaoRoa 992

1f4!Ony s 'x 2 \f5 leads t a

drawAer te tex Bak resgneTe mixre f slderng and

ugzwang is ndeed deadyOr ye aner assi sdy by

aizes

'e6! 3 2 5! b4 '6a5 4 b wins.

As pssibe s dubesderng

Znar984

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'e2! �g2 2 a4 g3 3 'e'g2 4 a5 5 '4 wns



J l0 Soulderng

However, it i poible to deeoulderig paticulary i pawedig, a a rm of zugzwag.

MkhhshAzmjpshvTlsi, 980

It i obviou tat Wite i tg

glig r te draw ad e quetioi weter lac ig will uceedi gettig bac Tere llow

1 x = 2 I :x 3 5I i dagerou to advace te

oter pa 3 b5 c4 4 b d5 5b7 b , ad Wite a problem

3 .@If 3 @xb4 te 4 f c5 5 g7

ad tere i o dee agaif

e6Here i te oulderigig

agait ig, oulder to oulderere i otig eleif 4 f, te 4. @d5 5 @g7 e a7 etc

...e

If 4 .a te 5 e5teig goe to e ote ide but temai tig i ot to alow i teeemy ig.

5 6 6 @e6 e ad ead to agree a rw

Ti dea wa epreed implybrilliatly i oe tudy

LMroov

1 ad i @ e7 d5

3 d7 e 4 d c5 ad5 d5

1 2 @gTe oly movif g, te

c 3 @g7 c7 wit a wi

2 : 2 x2 @e3 @g5@x2 5 h e3 6 h5 5 g Ti move wa made bere but

earer to e oppoet ig i ecure a draw, wile te more active 7 g? loe becaue of7 ..f4 c 9 g7 g5

7 c7 1 ;g8 'g 2 8@f

Sometime eve te gea maemiae i te edgame.

AekheBogojubowWorld Campions (m) 929



1 'Fgeng abu e ulderng.

'e4 7 f5 3 8 xb8 4xb8 f4 5 e8+ d3 e3 7@d5 wd daw.

Souldering I I I

2 b 5 3 b xb xb 45 '5 6 ' ' e3 and Bak esgne



5 Copx Egs

Paying o epoi a pwnmajoriy on he ank

One f the mt mpoan ctn te endgame the poty fceating a pad pawnand in the

maty of cae th medm a maoity e om a pawnadantage of tw againt on te pawn againt wo. m thlow that te maty i te pec f mng a paed pawnand itef an mpoant ptnal cto in the endgame. Tewe he piece e moe mpoant

thi cto, and the geate te e itpay n th poi.Payng to expot he paed

pawn the endgame i the mot exteme cae f the maoty

PorischRbiSla, 989

f! g3 �g3 g 9 ce @ 1 c @ 12b7 Back esgned.

A caca exampe.

BonnikRabnochLnngad, 934

Te peence of pe ine aWhite pawn adatage theen ank dtemine hi poity. Amg ta w toceate a paed pawn.

1 3 b7 2 b2 g 3 b4 4@ e7 5 e3 �d7 e2 �c7 7b5 b8

Ae 7 a6 8 a ax5 9 ax5White contol the a-le and m-

ade the oppnent camp a4 8 .6 fllw 9 d2.9 5e accuate i 9 f 9 . e5 1 d2 11 f4 ef4

12 �4 e 3 e



Ae 13 xc wng i 1c d3 15 xc5+ @ 16 c6d 17 c w e idea f e

1 4 c g5+ 5 @ 1 d5

d 17 We3 cTe paw ending hpee. 2 b7 1 d2 e+On c lw d3 with

he euel e3-d2c3, 3xg5,a5a6, d33

20 d 21 g4 c 22 d3 23 e3 f5 24 gf5 f5+ 25g3

te piin wning due e thea 5-6, a5a6

BonnkKnUR 1 955

m wa we ave sad ee tlow at Whte ned o exchange a many pec a poe.And e e aot eang plan

1 d4 f5 2 e2 g5 3 e4e4 4 d2 d2 5 Wd2

e kng mut ead wad temajoiy5. h e4 f4+ 7 We fe4

e4 c5 c3 4?onge i a610 b4 b 1 1 We2 @d7On wud ae lwed

12 e5

Compl Endngs 3

2 @d3 b 13 e b 14Wc2!

Nw Wite need t ded te suae

14 ... d 15 e4 b 1 !I t s ete ge up e pawn the d ankpphyax!1 ... g 17 5 gTee i n ang mef y

7 xa5 1 xa5 a6 9 dxd2 @xd xa3(! e5wt a decse adantage WeTh et s ced

1 4 1 e2 b5 20 d3d 2 e4 c+ 22 @e2 @b 23e c 24 g3 hg3 25 fg3 h2 h4 gh4 27 gh4 b2 2 d2d4 2 W b2 30 g + 31f4 g 32 f5 d4 33 h5 @c 34h @d7 35 g4 @e 3 4 b37 e4+ @ 3 e7+ Wg 3

W5 wth a wnVukPezscharajeo 967

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Inending to an te kng tote een ank o neuaie heppnent pawn upeiiy

2 d7 e 3 Wg2 Wg7 4 d3f 5 ed d7 d7 h5 7@ e2 @e c7 c7

By pacing pece n goodpitin, Wte ce opponent



14 Cmp Endin

excange inceang egncance f te majty ct.

1 d4 11 4 @e7 12 b4 b 13d3 c 14 @c3 e5 15 xe5 xe5

1 d5 @e 17 a4 17. !? wld ceate mepem Wte.18 5 b5 1 c5!! xc5 2 bxc5

d7?And ee t wa t n ate t

ecape w a daw y 2 ...! 21�x@d7=

21 cxb5 axb5 22 h4! Backegned

MatnoYudasnKrnica 1 8

We majity i eeWte Back? Ae e2d6 2 @d3 e plem wt te3 pawn appea We Be wa f d6 2 @ w eaty Inte game weve, ee wed

1 g4?e d ny pay i wea

ank wen i pe ceateweaknee ppnen1.d 2 gx5 gx5 3 c5 bxc5 4

bxc5 b5 5 c 4 c2 d 7@e2 xc 8 d3 dS

And Bac a a wningendgame.

5 !

GeogieKhaimanardubie 14

e d pawn wel cadedand Wite a a e advantagen te kng an

1 .�?Cec ..e 2 xe2 3

@xe2 d6 5 e5! dendnge ack ing.2 h4 e8 3 h5 xe2 4 xe2 d5Bete i . d6 5 f6 gxf6 6 gxf6

e5 7 6 g g7 w teidea 56-7.

5 gx gx @g8 7 h b4 8b3! e @ d5 1 @ axb311 axb3 xb3 12 g7 13 h

wt a nnig pitn WieKoaceosBegrade 8



Againt ded pawn, he natua tategy i expit the majtyn the he ank

1 h3 a4 2 d7 3 xd7

xd7 4 g4 hxg4 5 hxg4 b5 b3Black cann ceate a paedpawn axb3 7 axb3 e8 8 h4P ang ff5.8.

e4 g5 10 gxf4 11xf4 8 12 d2 h8 13 g5 14 h g 15 4 1h7 c 17 g5+ e7 18 e4 c41 bxc4 d3 20 g5 Backresigned

1

PsakhsBnschava 1988

he man mp in Whie poion the pawn majoy on heeen ank akh expoi hadanage e intctely

1c8 2 e2 d7 3 d 4 c2 g 5 c3 g7 a3 7b4 cxb4 8 axb4 b b3

Whie ha in eect an exta piece kng aciey uppo he pawnn he een ank..e8 10 b2 d7 11 d4

s 12 e3 e7 13 a8 cBlack i ced o exchange

ueen and he emand ecoma mae of echne

14 xc xc 15 d3 g7

a4

Comple Endng 1 1

On 6 xe5 deciie i 7 xe5xe5 8 'a5 and f l 6 xe5hen 7 5 ax5 18 cx5 d 19xc6

7 c5+ We8 18 d f 1 exx 20 c5 e5 21 xa e4 22 b5e5 23 c5 d4 24 xd4 xd425 b3 d7 2 c5 h5 27

hxg428 hxg4 g5 2 c4 e3 30 @d3 andBack resigned

If 30 .'e6 wnnng 6!whle on 30. . .c3 c6 6 32 and 33 d5.

he lwing game ee a anexample f a ad majy i.e acae when the majity can ecmean oject of undemning andaack.

1..a5

Kan-Ke resMoco 12

ng o ceae a weakne2 xd8 xd8 3 d d5 4

xd5 xd5 5 c4?

Ceang a ad majoity.5 . e4 :xd8 xd8 7 dc7 8 @f d 4 e5 1 0 g3 b1 a4 ex4 12 gxf4 e 13 @W 14 e3 h5 5

If 5 h e zgzwang.15 . h4 1 We3 e 7

If 17 @ f5 8 g2 f6 19'h2 e and Back ha a deciieadanage



6 Copex Edg

17 .5 1 ' 1 55 2 e3 21 g5 22 g5g5 23 g2 g4 24 hg4+ 'g4 25 4 he resgned

jubojeanchkBueno Are 99

Wte a a pawn maty n te

een n teee e caldy mpe te pitn f pece wc y ceae ptnal dntage.

1 c4 g2 2 d7 d7 3 d7d7 4 g2 c 5 g f5 b! e4 7 b4 e5 b5 f4 gf4e4 1 ba ba 11 a e2 'g2 ad Wte a deciie

dantage.bnepasskyCanddae m) 98

Wte ex pawn n e king

an pe decie ct.

1 ' 2 g4 e 3 et'e 4 e4 d 5

5

g5 g5 '5 7 h7 f

fc e 5 1 c3 b 11 a3

a2 12 b4 c5 13 c7 c4 14 h4!cb4 15 ab4 e4 1 e e 17'e3 1 c7 g 1 b5d5 2 a7 c4 21 c Backresigned

Tooheemsohcorre 986

.!Wt te ecal nent f

diing ck te ppen ngm te cene

2 d2 5 3 gf5 gf5 4 'c4 5 a4 a 4 d 7 dTking nt cct te pecmmet me cance Witeeted wt 7 c2, etaiing maypiece a pile.

7 .d e3 b5 ab5 ab51 c c7 11 h3 d5 12 e3 b413 d2 b3 14 4 15 e5

1 d4 17 e e3 heresgned

Muua Majores

Eac ide i maiy, ndte main plem i ow t lmtmiliy m te ppnen ide

Wit lee pwn, if ne f te

a a a miy ne an



then he othe it i he ppteh a ct. B often t wllhppen that one maiy etteta he the then we pea f

alate majy.

1 c4

Kapo-uspoDormund, 1997

It eceay to keep n h ghthe oppnent wekneeWhite plan cnt f an exchnge f een d adance pawn on the ing ank.

d7 2 b3 3 A gd 3 g g6 (3 .. .fxg

hxg 5 f5) gx5 gxf5 5

c3±3 @ 4 e7 5 e2 e c3 f 7 ?

The ing wil e needed n theohe de

7 ..d7 g4 c?Bee ealy . g 9 hxg±. e5Nw the knght ndng

hpe .eS 10 e5 d5 11 c4g4 12 b c 13 c4

14 a5 d5 15 g5 1 :

c

h5 17 d2 e5 1 e4 e 1 e3c7 20 c4 21 a 22g3 b4 23 h4 c 24 a5 b425 d2±

Compe Enng

aesAekhnee age 92

A caca potWte oe withot a ge

1 g3?Incect pphyaxi1 @ 2 c5 3 c4 cA tee moe. o Bac he

hp me mponto t wtnd n the c e.4 a4?ee t woh paying ?

ex 5 d2 6 x xh2 7 5wth cnepay.

4 .g 5 b5 4 d2 7 g4gf4 @e b2 e2

Ae 9 dl g d6 e7

d 2 d5 13 'd2e3! fxe3 dl 5 c3 xd1 6 xd d5 . e5 10 c bc 11 c e

12 d b 13 d4 14 c2e3 15 e3 e3 1 c g4 17d e5 1 h3 h5 heesigned.

Bt coect pophyax wape(a) 1 f (nendng e3)d2 2 c5 3 c xc xc6 5 5 d5 6 c6 xc6 7 xc6

( ! (t ceate a weane e ..e3 2 f! d 3 e xf xe3 .c 5 xc xc 6 e7 wha dawn endng.



8 Compex Ending

1 g4

BronsenRananenTainn 97

Adancig on te othe ideee t i impoat to ce acad etict te ack pece.

1a 2 g5 e8 3 a4 a7 4 h4b7

Bee i . .@!.5 d3Now t mpoan o conto the

d-e5 ..c5 e d7 7 ed Tactcs If 7 . e5 thee f5±7 .. g 8 e2Typica.8xd3 xd3 b5 1 cxb5

axb5 11 d7 @ 12 a5 c 13b7 b4 14 b8 c 15 g3 Backesgned

A clac example of exploitatonof a paw peiy on the eenlank peented y e owgpoton om a mod toament

ee Black ha a pawn peioiy een lank, ypcal teGnld Dece, and theeeWhite hold kep a may pecea pole o o manan heeion

1 c3

PorschKramnikBe 993

If 1 a3 c 2 5 3 a6! ax5 d5 Black maitaina mal adatage de to conooe the ceta ae

1 b5 2 c

Bad i 2 a3 ecae of tetccal ow 2 . c 3 xa6 72c4 3 e2On 3 d2 tee i te eecte

3 . . a5! alo n the eent of 3 ethee i 3 . . .f5 !

3 ..bWit e id of captg o c3.4 c7

e5 ! deeve attenton4 . e 5 g5Ad ow e ony ace wa 5

e5 ! with a light adntage Black

5 .d5 7c5 h 7 h4 b4 + 82

Thee i o sag himef y c x5 9 xc5 c3 +

8c3 xc8 xc8 1 hh7

Pophylax. 1 . .a 5 1 1 a3 a 12xc xc 13 3 c+ 1 h2xa3 15 d5 gae Whiecoute-cance.



1 1 aOer moves are aso no ep: 11

3 a2 or 1 1 a3 a41 1. aS 12 b3 °b3 13 ab3 g5

14 g3 a4

In compicaed endngs aresaly o be und complcaedplans many sages varos pecesand asymmerca maionserere s necessa o penerae deeply ino e poson akng cre over e ecange ofpieces.

BaashoKorchnoiUSSR h), 969

We seems o ave a very cenrised posiion and a solid pawnmaion, b orcnoi begins ondemne e wie srcre

1.. 2 d2 f 3 W wans o ecange rooks o

neralse e pressre3 . d 4 c7Inceasng e pessre on e

cenempovng e poson ofe bisop5 b :d2 feS 7 eS

@e2 d c3 c4 1We

A supsng ecnge of esrong bisop b now s moremporan o creae a passed pawn

1 1 e 12 g2 e4

Compl Endng 9

No 12 ef4 because of 13 .13 e2 dS 14 e c7An ecange of srong pieces15 c7 c7

Bu now e weness of e b2and g3 pwns s 1 � Jb7 17 c3 �bS 1 c2

c4 1 @e2 b3 20 �e3 d4+A bow21 �e4 dc3 22 bc3 :a3 23

g4 hg4 24 g2 b3 heresgned

MkhachshinBeaskyMoo 98

Bac as a weak pawn on c4 buogeer w s ere s srong

couneplay on e dle Wesold combne e mprovemen ofe posiions of is pieces wipropylas

1 c5 dSIf 1 d2 en 2 a2 3

e6 e6 4 c4 w maeaadvanage

2 c 3 a4 e 4 e

Wes cunnng manoeuvre asc o Blacks play long e d-leand resrced Backs sep w anideal srcre -e4 Only now doesis king make an appearance in ecenre

4 . d7 b c3e kng is bes paced on a

blocadng squae



Come Endng

5 7 e3 e4 e4 @ b!

Now he has me o mprove heosion of hs roohe re s

l 5 ..d7 1 d4 e7 11 b4d

f ..d6 he 12 e 'e7 34, ing om he igh s sgood oupos on 6

12 c4 h3 13 d5 d514 ed5 g2 15 We5!

Pawns re eqa he acviy ofech of Whes peces s clearygreaerhis s also a ypc case ofdominaion.

15 .. d7 1 b! 17 g g1 d+ d 1 g7 @ 2 Back reigned.

anasc echnqe n a complicaed edgame ws demonsraed yanch i he owng game.

Dao hen HaianchukMoso 994

A rs sigh i seems incredleha Ba shod e payng r awinWhe has a paw maoriy onhe qeens an. rs of al Bacimproves s srcre on he kngslan an herey resrics e opponens peces

1 .! 2 e3 3 d

I s very dicl r Whie o prove his poson, herere he resors o sch nnaral maneovresB 3 h4 desered serous enon.

3 . e5 4 e2 g5! 5 c eWh each move Bac mroveshe posons of his peceshesame cnno e sd of We

c3 7 a3 c! b4 d4 b5?

Whie did no n a his oppone woud so ready pr wh hsishop erere eer ws 9 d2

..b5! 1 cb5 @ 1 c4c3!

Preparng he d4 square r heigh whie prevenng a3a4 orcd2.

2 d4 13 4

A decson y a grandmaser oera classweaeng he whiesqares raher oo mch, in re resrng o he mamm hewhie ing and shop c

4 @ h5 1 5 g3

If Wie was, hen Blac proceeds wh g7-g-g4 and hen @f6-g5-h4 wh he hrea of . g4 and @h4h3

15 gS 1 Wg2 c2!Srprsngly, aer he ngh

move many hreas appearreampe, no posse s 17 3ecuse of 7. . e hs s a



conseqence of e resrcing manoeve .. ff4

17 @ b2One canno leave o e acca

elemeni as been well ownsince e ime of Capablanca ha oacheve he mamm one msranspose posional cors inoacical oes

b2f 1 b3 hen 1 . c

c2 g3 2 g3 a3 a wihhe presence of e passe pawn onhe -e Bac ogh o win easiy.1e3 e2 c4 2 cW5 2 @d3 d 22 a4 g4 23fg4 g4

Precsey se man ng so brea hrogh o he h2 pawn

24 g4 ef4 25 b2 2 d4h3 27 a5 h2

No everyone wol pay aenono sc res as e b6 pawn2 ab ab 29 b g2 anhite resgned.

Here s a very compcaed realisaon wh pawns on us onela.

RomanihinNunnbrecen, 992

g3 h 2 f4 h7 3 d2 c

Sronger s 3 . c and 4 h

Comlx Endng 2

4 .d5 \g6 5 g4 if6 6 Wg2 ig57 g3 e7 h4 c4 d7 f 10f4

Blac alreay has some robeWe acivaes s phaan o emo

0 .. c5 1 d g7 2 a5 13 d3 b5 14 g3

Now ha he roo dends herd ra Whie improves heposion o hs ing

4 .a5 5 b b5 e3b2 7 a d c3 9c b3 20 e4Begning a very imporansageacivag e wie ng

20 .b4 2 Wd3 f 22 g5hg5 23 hg5 d 24 c

Pevenng 24 . .6 on w ows 2 d6 e7 26 d7+

24 .Ib3 25 e4 5?

I s no clea wye c is aWhe oes no hreaen he move26 f becase afe 26 .e3+ 27'e3 g+ Bac as a ceranraw.

2 e7 27 c7 W 2 e2b2 2 �d3 b3 30 d2 We 3c5 d 32 g7 a5 33 We2b2 34 Wd3 d2 35 Wc4 e2

3 g e4 37 d3 f4 3 Ie7Wd 3 g7 g4 40 Bacregned A ne piece of wor

N ezhmetdinoRomanokyMocow 97



22 Compl Endin

Wat pa oud Wte cooe1 g4 Wt te ntnton of payng

rer -f4 and e4-, gannggrond terere Bac repy rced

1...hxg3 2 xg3 3 h2 e4 4 b5 5 g g

Wte a treat along te ge,teere Blac rced to weaenmel

h+ g7 7 g4 ow oterwe to deny te ngt

acce to e? If 7 f6 ten 8 eand 9 f wt a tong attac f5emncent of te pay n a

mou aer-Capablanca game.g5 g c5 e5 xf5On 1 e We pay 1

e 7 12 d8 d8 13

g6+ 'g6 14 f6 7 6+wt decve teat exf+ 'On l f6 tere 1 2 f6

f6 1 3 412 e5 b4 13 d5 xc2Moe bbo wa 14 e 15 d7 Back

resgned

punukmakoMoco 983

1 c3Ceary ot 1 a4 bcae of

b4 and te blac ngt umpto eedom

1..e 2 e5 g5 3 g3 Wg7 4 h 5 h4!Sc move ae alway npea

ant Wte latce on to te weane and want to occpy t If f6 ten 6 W 7 d3 wt tedea d4 toug Blac can ofcore defnd mef r a longtme

5 . g4 e It tu ot ta te ngt eadng r te f4 qare

.d 7 xd xd c4 h5 e2

Te ecange of bop a noteaed Bac poton very mc.

.b 1 h 11 d3

d7 2 a5 a 13 g3 b 14b4By coveng e le Wte pre

vent e actvaton of t blacroo

14 . e+ 15 ' 7

f te pave b8 en 16d3 6 17 f4 b 18 ba 19 'e2 a6 2 d wt a

wnnng ngt endgame Nowoweve any capture qute good xa ef l 6 e4 te 7 d3 18

f4 1 9 + ' 2 a8+e7 2 1 e8 , eplotng acc

17 d5 c5 1 Ic e 1 c4b 2 a4 b2 21 f4 b

Te oo ndng opeles, sncete ng smply goe to paedpaw.

22 e2 Wf 23 xh5+ We5 24xg4

And Bck oon esgned



aovKhamanCndidate (m) 994

Whe has a maoriy ps a spaceadvanage

h4! f6 2 h5Spoing Bacs majory2 . a6 3 c3 5 4 d5+ d 5

b3 b5! ?

Whou hs move Back woldno hve any ea counerpay6 cxb5 axb5 7 b4! g4 a3!@c

Ae 8 h 9 e6 aacknghe g7 pawn

9 7! @c7 6 xh5Or 10 . g6 11 g4 e 12

@f +

11 x5! fx5 12 x5 gAer 12 g4 1 3 e6 e6 1 4e6 he pawn endng s smpyos

13 6 @b6 4 6 2 15 @g6fl 6 g3 c6 7 xh6 d5 lxg5 2 9 @g6 c4 20 6c3 2 @ b2 22 c5 xa3 24a6! and here s no denceagans he march of he g3 pawn

Eploing a spae advanage

Come Endn 23

NhmtdinovLkUSSR 90

Whe has he advanage on hekngs ank ps more cive deploymen of pieceshere lowed

1 b4!Wh he hrea of 2 c wheeas

b4 is mpossbe because of

2 a8 f8 3 c.. 2 c5 @ 3 g6+!Compleey crampng he oppo

nenno possible s 3 hg6 4g6 g6 e.

3 .hxg6 4 xg6 @ 5 h5 xc5Aeady he has o aow Whe o

creae a passed pawn6 bxc5 c7 7 a xc5 h6!

Here aso an advnage on heings lan epresses iself in aacca rm .. gxh6 9 h4 c6 1 6

1 1 bWhie pans o go wh hs kng o

h heree e places hs ook ohod p he b

p

awn

1 . h5 12g3 b4 3 h4 b3 4

@xh5 b2 5 h6 g 1 6 xb2And as Back s in zgzwang hersignd



24 Co Endg

n enerainng endgame moew roduced n e gme

Vagananmrn

USSR (c) 988

c6 i ikg w e nenonof wnng e ariion l . . 42 c7 6 3 c4. Bu Bc ly..6 2 c7 or 2 d6 3 g2' w equaly) 2 . d6 3 c8c8 4 c8 4 and n nodger. e gme oweer wen

1 'g2Srrngy r We Blac

aed y a pece acrce xc? 2 bxc xc 3 g4

d4 4 c6 g7 h4 c 6 g3d6 7 ' 7 8 h gxh 9

f 10 d3 'f6 1 d6 12d7+ 7 b h4

e draw ooNvrov-Drv

Lvo 98

eem a ere no n ofdanger n We poon .

1 d2 2 'g3 c6 3 f4d3! 4 3 fx fx 6 h4

f6 7 'g3 '6 8 'f6 9 'g3a 10 gl a6 1 1 Back wo doue pwn

ccey couner We reeank o e ecelen poon ofe g on 3 we e pee pawn a ecome dangeronce e we ing cnno ge oero e e-le

.'6 2 h4 13 g3d7 4 dl b4 l c c6 16'h4 c2 7 4 18 g 3 19g3 xc 20 2 21 gld 22 h3 h 23 xg6 hxg4 24hxg4 xg4 2 'g d 26 @'d4 27 '6 b4 28 l xa2 29xa cl 30 b4 g4 31 d6 2

ht rsgnd.Sace p conol of n open

neBotvnnik-Baashov

ag 967

1 a4 f6 2 aWe incree pace advn

age nd eey drve ac elac pece

2d8 3 c8 4 4 d7 b7 6 d2 d6 7 a8 b6 8 a6!

Now no ony ere weak a7pwn wen e opporuny



presens sel also he manoeuvrea8-8-7.

8 .c 9 3 @7 10 h3 �d61 1 8 :c7 12 5+ 'd7 2 g8

There s no sense n winnng pawn a he os o ehangngrooks.12 . f 13 :xg7+ Wd8 14 g8+

@d7 15 h8 7 16 d4 c2+ 17'd3 a2 1 8 a8+ Back rsgnd

TikhomirovaMoroovaK 9

Wes plan s smpo pshe pawn o a6 and sil reramper oppoen, we n eeven o an eange on a e

pawn wi e ve wea1 cl 5 2 d3 �8 3 a4'd7 4 b3 h4 5 g3 5 6 a5d8 7 a6 @c7 8 d2

The kng as done is usinessand now ransrs o e oer an.

8••@b8 9 f6 h6 10 d4@c7 l l 8+ 'd7 12 46+ x613 x6+ c7 14 h3 f5 16 g4

Now is ime o epand on eoher nk6 .

hx

17 hxg4 7 8 4b8 19

l g8 2 h4 @c7 21@3 d7 22 @ 'c7 23 d6 f524 gx5 gx5

Somewha eer s 24 e25 g5 @d7 26 @g3 7 27

@h4

Col Edg 2

Te invason o e ing s desves s more re e7 and 8+

27.g+ 28 @h 7 29 x7

@x7 30 'g6 Back rsigdPaying o epo a weaness

KorchnoiPirReggio Em 98788

1 2Hurrying o av hs pees

woud e punised 3 e3 e.

:c8 2 c3 g 3 Ib4 c7 4f4 :hc8

The hre ws d .5 a @d 6 bl 5 7 h3 d7 8h4Graduly opyng spe8h5 9 '3 5 10 c2 @7 1

d4 Wd6On d8+ We ad prepred

2 d+! 2 6 mae 2. .e6 3 e3.

12 :d2 d7 13 @c3+ 'c7 14

db2 d6 15 a6Serng a rdgehead r n vson ong e -e.

15 .dc7 16 :3 d7 17 dl 7 18 d3 d8 19 db dc820 7 d6 2 1 4 b

misak n du posonHe sold no lose oro of e e

pon.



126 Comp Endng

22 e5 e6Te rea was 23 .23 c4 xb7 24 axb7 b8 25

a5!

Leadng o compcaon wa 2b6? b7 26 f+ gf 27 e+f 28 + 4.

25 @d6 26 b

c7 2 cd7 28 a3 f5 29 e5 d5 30 e6+Back resigned

eaknesses in the endgamead their expoitation

The presence of weaee n epawn rucre is gre min ndhe corec ecnical epoian ofhem i e mos mporan cor nreliing an advanage

Topaov-Beiavsky

inare 199

Blac as wo pased pawn bua e me me hee are erioweanee whic need looigae

1 c4 g3Bad is g becae o 2 6 2 c2 f4 3 f6 g5 4 e7+nrior is 4 g8 c wi he

idea of c4..c8 5 g c5 6 d3 a5 7

e7 f5 8 c5

We civae i pece o hemaimm and ao he paed pwnand in he proces hreaens o enerwi e ing on b

8@d7He m civae e co o apawn9 xg5+ c6 0 xf4 :x4 11

:a7 + 12 c4 f4+ 13 c3+ 14 b2 xc5 15 xa5+

Coneced pawn in e majoriyf cae wn again a ngle pawn

15 d4 16 a e5 17 a5 6

1 7. .c he 1 8 b cingo he ng8 :e e4 19 b4 e3 20 b3 fOr 2 . . f 2 6 e 22 e

'e 23 7 and in e qeen ending Whie wins e enemy qeen.

21 Id8+ e4 22 a6 al 23 b5e2 24 e8+ d3 25 Wb4 d2 26

c5 el= 27 xel xel

28 b6!A ypical mean o advancng he

bpawn o qeenhe only way ovicoy

28 .. d2 29 a7 Back esiged

A in rok endgs a single weanes will aly be densible oacieve vicoy i will oen beneceary o cree a secondweaes



KasparoAndrssonBegrade, 98

All Blacs peces ae ced opoec e b7 pawn wle Wems ceae a weakess in e opponens camp To e qesonweee repy s simplene g6 sqare

1 4! @ 2 h5 @g7 3 Wg2 e7 4b6 5 d5 fd7 6 lb5 e77 @g3 d7 8 @f4 c2 9 g5!x 10 hxg6 hxg 11 xg6 @12 b3 13 Wf6 f4 14 e4 b215 e5 16 e6 17 c4! Backrsiged

Coena ere s sperossnce Wes play was drec and

logcalPay in ea positions

In eqal posions s and emos e ask s o ceae weaknesses n e opponens camp isis saly acieved og egreaer acv o ones pieceswhc wi e elp o an aacce a weaening o e pawnsce

Cme Endng 2

HbnrFtnikana Zdr 99

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1 g4! d5 2 c2 g6 3 g3@e7?!

Te s dbos manoevrebeer s 3 d6 4 e4 e7

4 e4 d8 5 g5!Begining a weaening o Blacks

posiion5 fxg5 6 x5 h6 7 e4 B no 7 . 6 becase o 8

c38 c5 d 9 e4 e7 10 c3

e6 1 1 @g2 g5?!Anoer weaeningbee s

11c612 4 d 13 e2 c4 14

g3 W6 15 @!W e ea o go o 515d5 16 @g4 xe4 17 xe4

18 @h5 b6?!Sronge s 8 . @5 9 d6

d6 2 @h6 g4 b We rghly plays 19 g3 @6 2 4

19 @g6 2 c3 h8+ 21Wh7 22 g8 e7 23 h5 24

Wg7 g4 25 fxg4 hxg4 26 @g6 a5 27h5 Wd5 28 d2 axb4 29 xb4xb4 30 axb4 c6 31 xg4 Wb532 �f5 @xb4 33 @g d8 34 @f6+



Comple Ending

Endigs wih a pawn sacrice

In prncpe a maerial advanagen e endgame s e man cor can appen a oer corspariclarly e presence of a passedpawn are decsive

RbevskyhariazdiovElia, 99

1 a5 h4 2 d5 a6 3 c7!Te rea s 4- 3 ..d8 4 e8!If a6? ba6 7 g!

w e dea 6 d2=4.@h7 5 g2

d6? e7 wod be badmaeralism5 . g5On g6 ere is 6 46 !Zgzwang!6.e7 7 c7 d8 8 xa6!ow a e g sqare s

inaccesse o e sop8. bxa6 9 c4 g7 10 a6 d5

1 exd5 e7 12 c8 xb4 13 a6c5 4 @ @6 15 d6! h5 16 We4d4 17 @d5 @ 8 5 @6 9@c6! Back resigned.

Barov-eira waZagreb 97

Tog Black is a pawn downe Amercan grandmaser res oepoi e acive posions of ispieces and does is as we sal seesccessl

14 2 gx4 gx4 3 c4 d3 4

al h5 5 h4 5 6 a8 Wg4Bac obvosly does no rs oapr we pawns fr eme eng mprovng e posionof s kng

7 g8 @xh4 8 Jg6 Jxd5 9 Wd4 10 gl c5 11 @e2 b4 12@ c5 13 @e2 e4 1 4 @ d515 d2 e 16 Jdl @g 7 bl

d4 18 d2 19 hl h8 20e4 b4 2 Jgl h4Sowly e ac pawns craw

along o her qeenng sqares22 g5 @e6 23 _g6 W 24

gl d3 25 Wx4 d2 26 e3 d8 27We2 e8 28 h3 29 :d 30dl

If 3 Back as 3 2 3 2 d 32 d d23. a 31 We2 h2 32

If 32 2? en 32 d= 33@d a and 34 a2

32 .. Je 33 e4 d8 34 c5 35



hkhovKarsaLov,

1 b5 cxb5 2 a6 c4 3 xc4bxc4 4 c3 c5

Aso bad is 4 .b4 5 d5 a5ecause of 6 c7! and 7 7decdng e ge.

5 xc5 xc5 6 a7 a 7 d5

c3 xc3Bac reus e pawn nd Wiems no fl r 8 b6? a7 97 c2 0 b3 w a draw

. b3 9 a6 d4 1 d5 c611 xb6 xa7 12 a6 Backoses a pece eere e rsgnd

hirovVan y

Amrdam,

Bac as acieed e idealsce e Scan Denceb now he begins a pincpay n

coec adance on e ngs ank

Com Ending

1 @ 5 2 Jd2 Ca4 3 b64 c2 c4 5 3 b3 6 g4 h4 7g5 6 g2 h3 9 h4 b3 1xh3 c4 11 d2 d 12 4

dl 13 4 xb2e saegy s copeed and egame ransposes o acicacannes

14 @gl d3 15 xc3 16 5c2 17 6 l x5 x5 19x5 xa3 2 h7 21 b3 22 a4 23 5 4 24x g4 25 @ x 26 xg 27 g7 � 2 xg6 J429 l 4 3 @d2 c4 31xc4 xc4 32 h6 Backrsgnd

Domnon s a superoy n enciona cy of each pece nhe endgme s ncreases mny

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130 Complex Endings

7 �e7+ 'g8 8 td6 dl + 9 Wg2 f4+

The last chance10 'h2 e2 11 x+ 'h8 12

�e8 h 13 d7+ 'h8 14 c8+'h7 15 7 'h8

Or 15 .'h6 16 + 'g7 17g5+

16 'h7 17 'xa7 @g 18�+ @h8 19 f6+ h7 20 @g2!

Back resigned.



6 Defence in the Ending

A cmpcated mpat adexceptiay age teme We a

tuc up it y paayaying or stamate

stage t is tat tis metd exampe ate euet i paedigs it a ea pa s sedm met i its puest

Beiavsky-enrad

Te teat s .@3 ad teg s1 g2+ 2 xg2 x+ 3@x rawn

Fercecvitanadar

1 i2

2 xg3 xg3 3 h6g8 4

h8+ 5 e8 rawn

Expoitation o a ucky chance

enau tierrad



13 n n h Endn

ere winnng are c or d2bt Gend decde o pay morempy

1 5??

Now . b4 s wnning oweveraer . 1 4? 2 'd2 Bak rsigd

hrovatrBgrad 1997

Thinng a long way aheadLauier wen r he variaion

1 x4 Wx4 2 econng on 2 e3 3 'h4

h6 (3 . 4 'h 'e6 5 g6

4 'h 'g6 d 6 h4 d4 7a5 d3 8 h5 'e3 9 h6 wih a wnowever here llowed2x 3 x d5 4 Wh4 d4 5

'xh5 ' 'g5Or 6 b3 g3 7 hg3 g3 8 g

@ 9 @f5 d3 1 c3 'e2 'ed2 2 d2 'd2 3 'd5 c2reachng he pawn

d3 7 3 4 8 @ '3 9Wxg4 d2 1 xd2 @xd2

And a drawn endng wh a cpawn reached

Dit prata di th dig

Bavsky-Mikhahish

USSR (h), 1 94

Bac has wo pawn weaneeson e6 and b7 (or he preen Bac copng wh dendng hem and

a raher wore depoymen opeces. The queon show can hemprove h poon Correct i.g5! commencng pay on eng an bu Bac played

15? i n uay wort moving a

wealing2 'd5 3 a4 8?

Too nrcaempler 3 . .@d64 b6 d e4 f6 wh adraw4 3 ' 5 '2 d 6 b4

@d7Blac wan o dend he b7

pawn wh hi ng hogh alo nobad 6 .c7

7 Jb6 W7?

ery rong wa 7 andhen 8 g and 9 h6 oainngconerpay.

8 d5 'd7 9 b3 h5?



Ts is only a eaknessbeeras he ransfer of e roo via c8 o c6 Te e js eaens eg6 sare

10 3 c7 1 1 c4! d7 !Aer 11.c4 2 bc4 e rooproceeds o g6 and en o g512 b4If 2 5 en 12 e7! 13 f4

ih a dra e e pnending aer 12 d6 Jd6 13d6 'd6 1 4 'e3 'c5 g4 b 6a aso dran

12 4! 3 xd x 4 xxd 5 4 b!

Compeey eaisng by ecanging e mporan a5 pan

1 c4 d7 17 b4 bxa5 18bxa5 c! and drawn

A rare means of defence s

io pansagains a cenralpan and bsop e succeeds nconsrcing an imprgnaberrss.

rtasonMagrramovGrg 1993

In endings samecoorbsops very ofen n era passedpan il no rn

D Edg 3

1 c4 h4!Cng don pan mera is a

ays se r e defence!2 d3 hx3 3 hxg d8 4 3

g5 5 8 d d7 7 5 8 g2 d7 9 8 102 d7 d3 d8 12 c4b 3 and Wie canomprove s poson Therere isa draw

Rozn tas- hristiansnGrg 99

l 4He sod y 1 g4 b 2 g5 pre

parng an aack on e 7 pand 2 7!No aong e kng noe cenre.3 h5 4 a? g4 ?An neresing decsione e

cange of biop eaens e d5pan

5 4 5!Seing e ia rog o e

end o g4 7 4 8 axb7xb7 9 c 7 0 x5 gx 1' xb2 12 d4 xh2 3 2 14 x 3 15 c7 d1 xa7 g 17 x xd5



I34 Deene n e Endn

A iteetig rook edgBack mu pay eceptoayaccuatey n order to hod hepostio

9 h7 Wd6!The kig mut come cose at any

pice2 '6 h3!Bt ow he nee o advance hi

pawn2 1 h6! ? 'd7 22 h8 h 23 5h4 24 ' h3 25 6 h2 26 h6 �c727 h3!?

White wat to tan h ookto the ecod rank an then withthe rook on e2 ty to eter with hkig Bt Black oo activate hkg

27 . 'd6! 28 d3 '5 29 d2\4 DranBack head r the h2 paw ad

then pays f Durg dece mitae e to

tiredne om potacted dncecan occ.

In the lowig game over theco of the lat move wh theame coelatio of rce Whitehad ubboy rd to mpove hepoton of hi pec and pawns,while Back dended ecnicalyand cooly

g5

rvch-Andrssonennrad I 987

ay Whte goe over to heatack

hxg5 2 xg5 d7 3 4b3 4 h4 5 7 h8 6f4 h7

Leadg o a qick deat Itseems o u hat at the vey at moment Back coud tl pringyave himelf a ry aticway by playg 6 . h7! . ow 7f+ g6 8 ead to a immedate draw vew of 8 g3+(h3) 9 'g3(h3) taemate!Meawhie Back theates afte

7 . g6 to brg the game dow to adawn qee endig theree t isnecessay to accept the gh acrce 7 c4 (bt not7 . 'ib4 8 'h nor 7 a4 8'g3 a3 9 'g4! a4 1 f4d an Whte w) 8�g3 d3! (agai avod a caftypt: 8 c3 9 �g4 e7 D _g +! matng) 9 (O 9 g4 'i 4 1 f4 e7Whit lad h qee i a poor poito g6 aeady doe otead to mate On 9 g2 low9 e2 whe 9 \f4

imo

ble becase of 9 ) 9 . . d6



1 \g4 4 (is is e poin oBacks ida e eans om eimmediae capre o kngnviw o 11 gand w a corec

inemedae chck dsups ecoordnaion o Wies pcs) 11� e7 1 + 'g8 1 3 c8� wi a drawn queen endng

g4 c2 8 Bacrsgnd

ndhrov

Munh 99

ene n he Endng

Yo soud aways ake e opporuniy o spoi opponenspawn scre

We as wo era pawns and

seems an easiy wnnng posonBu 1 h3! ! 2 gxh3?How cod e no ake a rd

pawn Corec was g4 d 3d4! e4 4 e4 c3 'g3and by dendng e pawn we ook We en wns e 3pawn

2 d2 3 d3 xc3 4 d4 c65 3 b3 6 d5 b56 s b 9 h4 d6 1d 6 1 1 g4 8 12 h5 g5!

e pawn mus od wo wepawns

13 d8 d6 4 3e as cance wod ave been

4 8+ g7 1 a8 6 16 ae8 17 'g3 owed y 414 5 15 4 h4 16 54! 1 d3 g

Back as bockaded eveyngeceenyerere s a dra



7 T soa paw Eg

e soaed pawn is a weaknessb is weakness is in ierenwas Te sraeg everwere isimiarbockade b isingsrong bockading peces or ire

aack on e soani iefWe begn wh e simpeseamplea pwn endngEhvsRauss

Rga 1995

Sooner or ler Black wi rn ouof se moves and wl bered o allow e we kng nois camp via e e5 or c5 sqares.

b6 2 a4 6 3 @d6 4 a5bxa5 5 bxa5 c6 6 5 c5

Aer 6 'b 7 d a 8 We aso win.

7 6 c4 8 xg6 d3 4Back rsgd

Yurav-Tmrbav

a 998

ere e b6 pon s m dended and We does no ceen penerang va e sqare.

1 h4 h5 2 a4 6 3 a5 d6 4 a6 5 4Sooner or aer s necessa o

and eplo e slgh beerposion of e kng bu s snscien

5. dx4 6 x4 x4 7 @x4 g6 84 6 g3 b5 0 g4 hxg4 1xg4 6 2 4 6 3 46 Draw



a5

PingMisIord 1974

Weaker is . 2 b4 f6 3 3 g4 g g @e3 e 6 de @e7 d3 d 8 e3 @c4 9 e4 wa draw

2 b3 a4 3 bxa4 bxa4 4 h3

Afe 4 g4 g Whie s badypaced whie on 4 c3 ee is4 �e4 b4 @d4 6 �a4 @c47 a f6 8 �b6 e and he ueenendng is easiy won since Bacmanages o ehange ueens.

4 . . h5 5 h4 6 6 @c3 W4 7 @c4f5 8 Wc5 W3 9 �b4 � 0 cWxg3 1 d6 @xf4 12 �x6 @g3

and Back s as easiy on eqeen endng.RasisFaagGerman, 199

Te Iolated an in te ndng 13 7

1 5 a6 2 f4I s mpoan o epo hs m

oriy on e ank.2.. g8 3 h5 6 4 b7 5

g6 @7Bad is c8 6 g g4 7 g3 8 gf6 g6 9 g7 wh awinnn poson.

6 g5 7 x4!

e ngh here is undobedysonger han e bishop.

7 .. dx4 8 @3 d5 9 b4 axb410 axb4 11 5 @ 12 g3b3 13 @x4 14 hxg5 15fxg5 c2 16 g g8 17 @4 bl1 g d3 19 C 20 d4c4 21 h6 gxh6 22 xh6 a2 23@g g7 24 5 and hi on

Panno-Donnalma de Malora, 1 97

How is i possibe o win sposiio Whie

1 b5 4 2 c5 3 @6 4 c3 c7 5 a4

he poblem s we Blac ere is no acive panrWhie ere is.

5 .W6 6 b4 8 7 �2 d6 8b3

here appeas e s hea ofa3a4

8f5 9 h4Now aeady arses a eal hea o

ehange e dak-sqaed bishop



138 Th Ioatd Pan n th Endng

e wc a Back weakneeiveed on wie qae wll beepoed

9 5 1 c5 d7

Ae d4 1 1 a4 d6 2d6 d6 3 e8 e7 4 f4! We win in epawn ending

1 d4 b5?Bee n c wa lf6 con

cedng e d5 pawn12 2 c5 13 c2 d6 14 g4!

hxg4

Ao no ep i 14 .e6 1 g5g ne e anno od e woweaknee on f and

15 xg4 6 16 h5! c7 17 hxg6Back rsignd

zabPnrosath, 1973

We plan con of ee pa(a) an of e king o d4(b) an of e biop o ;(c) an of e ook o e

eg ank and an advance of epawn on ing ank.1 a4 a6 2 :4 d7 3 c3 7

O 3 d4+ 4 d4 c7+(4 d4 5 d4 a2 6 4wi a wnning pawn ending) 5 b4a2 6 b3 1 7 a3 b 1 8 b2wnnng

4 d4 d 5 2 c7 6 b67 b3

Two p of e pan ave beencompeed We goe ove o ed

7 d c3 7 9 g4! d6

1 a3 a5 11 h4 12 5! d 3:c2!A popyacc move elminaing

e ea of d6-c613d7 14 g5 hxg5 15 hxg5

xg5 16 g2 d6 17 xg5 g6 1xg6 xg6 19 xd5 Backrsignd

1 c2

NikoiPortischTr Ap 199

A vey impoan popyacic

movee a2 and pawn ae emain age Back coneplayand eee og o be dendedo e maimm

14 2 5n ee knd of poiions bock

adng e olaed pawn no o impoane man ing o a a Ben Laen ad abo caon!2 b7 3 4 2 7 5g4 6 6 h3 g6 7 h5

A e dende ppoed o doBlack e o ecange pawn

g5 9 d3 c7 1 Ic5 d4Black a o ace a pawn

ne 1 d6 1 c6+ e 12

f4+ lead o mae



1 1 xd4 6 2 a5 xg5 3xg6 W6 14 4 and Back wita clea consene can resign

Magramov-KohmyrBad Woo, 99

An nstrctve eample o esggle o wo kngts agans wo

bisops, wt rooks n te boards being a are case o e complee superiory o te knigs1 a4As Nimzowtsc said, weakesses

do no ell nless tey are aaked.d6 2 a c8 3 xc8Als 3 deseves aenion

Mageamov3 . xc8 4 d8 5 d4!Wose s b6 g4 6 db8 wit strong conerplay d6 6 d7 7 c3 h5 8 W

9 2 c8pon 9 @e7 d3 e 8 1

c nong good awats e blackking n te cenre

0 4! ax4 11 ax4 a6 12 5

ing a second weakness on b62.7 3 a 6 4 d3d7

e only move I 1. e7 16a7 d7 7 b7 b7 8 d+Wte wins

5 a4 d8 6 cSccessly combinig eats

along te a and c-les

T olatd aw Edg 9

6 . .c7 7 c6 6 18 4Wit te teat o d4 3, g4

ec8 9 d4 e6 20 h3 h7

2 c3!Play over te wole board2.d7 22 g4 hxg4 23 hxg4

d6?!More subbo is 23 . 7 24

d Jd7, in spte o 2 g26 g 27 e7+ e6 28c7 c7 29 c7 e7 3d+ d6 3 6±, Magerramov.24 a4 7 25 Jhl! g7 263 d7 27 Jh6 g7

I 27 .c6 28 bc6 Jd6 29g6 Wte also wns

28 xd5 d7 29 5!Bak rsgnd in vew o

29 . g 3 6 mate

A case o an soated pawn wibsops was gven n e bookWg Edgam TquBisop against kig s aso a verywel kown endgame and e sidewt te isoated pawn as o mantain e eqibm.

ery terestng also s te case o

ook endngs wt an isoated pawnr one o te sdes BavFarag

Rom 990



40 T Iolad an in Endng

1 h5?e sold mmeaely ae

mesres on e qeens an y

l a hogh aer 2 g4 Whte stll

mantans the advantage2 b4 6 3 'd4 f6 4 h4 'f5 5 'g6

If g 6 hg fg 7 g6 8e there is no dence aganst 9�e6

6 a4! � a5 �6 8 a6!he weaness on a7 s now

permnent

8 d6 9 5 �6 10 g3 g6 1 18+ �d6 12 6 13 8�d 14 + � 15 g4 @ 16gxh5 gxh5 1 8

Now t will be very dfct tohod on a once to he hree weanesses on a7 d an 1�6 18 8+ dIf 18 , then 19 b8 and 2

b719 h8 20 d8 �6 21

xd5 f5 22 4 and Bak cnrsgn



8 Rook a bsop agasrook an kg

n genera te ne-p of roo pusbisop is rate stronger tan ooan nigt (to ge extent ts epens on te strucre) bt a wgranmasters, r exampe EvgenySvesnov, tin te reverse. ooa nigt is sronger wen terere xe weanesses or, rexmpe, wen tere re obedpawns

We oo a a w cases o e advantage of roo and ngt, sncewit tis ineup e metos ofpy are more compcae.

akavNovkovMoo 1998

1 �d2 b4 2 a4!Tere is no sense in Wite openng te a-ebut ee i is possbeo open te b-e

2 .bxa3 3 bxa3 :7 4 'c3 85 c5 b5 6 b3!

Wite begns pn associatew n tc on t a pwn or tercing of te vance . ..

6 .7 7 a @d6

Afer 7 . .7 8 a4 b 9 xx4 x xa �b4 nten 2 �c5 Wie wins te pawn

8 a4 b7 9 xa5 c7+ 0 @d2d7 1 b3 c4 12 a5 6

o ep s 2 . 13 6winng

3 a6 b4 14 a5! a8 15 3b8 16 b3 J8 7 @d3 @c7 18c5 @b6 19 bl �a7 20 d2

Prepng an excange of rosteccay te smpes wy own

20.c6 21 b3 7 22 wit n esiy wnning posion.

MkhaovVochokco 1995



4 Rook and bhop again rook and kngh

Blac s a maoriy on e kngsa b e nig as o carry on npleasn densive nconnd n addion e pawns are ampered by eir we con rars1 g5! Jd5 2 gl c6 3 c2

54 J l !

W e neresing re afer4 . x

of xg 4 ..d7 5 d3 b5 6 gxh6 gxh6

7 xh6 6 8 g5 h7 9 h2!Again propylaxsulsing e

roo o e mos9. 5 1 c4 6 1 1 a4 b8 1 2

2 6 1 3 h6 g8 14 c5 15b6 Back rsgd

AtrmainBerhva, 99

If we remove a pair of pcesom e board en Wie is beer.W e nercangng of reas eadvnage les wi Bac

1 gl c3 2 l g4 3 4 @f6

4 h3 5 5 1 7 6 l h !Improving s posiion7 2 h4 8 l g6 9 @ @61 3 cl 11 4 12 g3hxg3 13 xg3 hl 14 a4 bl! 15c3 16 a5 al 17 c5 d618 b5 a3 19 g3 c6 2 b6c7 21 @g4 xa5 22 b4 d3 23d4 5 24 @h5 g4!

Mio-PtirBl 997

1 .g5! 2 a4 a3 3 a6?Beer is 3 b Jal + 4 W

g6+3 al 4 g2 g6 5 b5 h4

6 h2 x 7 g2 h4 8 h25! 9 c6 5 1 a3 11 a7

x 12 g2 d4 13 d5 h814 a5 4 15 a6 3 16 c4 4! 17 h4 18 h3 2! hit rsignd

I is very mporn o conro hemomen o excanging rooks orminor peces wc can oen aere assessmen of poson Aimes w pwns on dierenanks e knig can even prove obe e sronger piece ogsally s is e more ong-rangebsop.

asAgdstinRkjaik 1996



Rook and biop againt rook and knig 43

N nly are Wes cances neer Black simply as a clearadvanage

..4!

A srprisng ecage f rks.2 x4 x4 3 c2 c3 4 g4�d6

I ws as psse a ce e ppnens qeenside pawnsrcre y 4 . a4 d6

5 �l @c5 6 @d2 b5 7 a4 c7 @c3 d5 9 Wb2 @b4 1 g5 b51 1 axb5 cxb5 2 4 c3 3 c6

Wie ans an cnercaces y dig away w eack -pawn

13dl 14 @a2 x 15 8d3 16 x 5!

Nw e g dmnaes eisp le e king ransrs e er ank.

17 8 @c5 18 @b2 b4! 19 Wc2Wd5 2 h5 gxh5 21 xh �4 22@d2 g6 23 d @f5 24 @2 xg525 @ h4 26 �g2 d3 27 2c5 28 dl �g5! 29 �g3 6 30@g4 �5 31 c2 xb3! 32 xb3@4 hi rsignd.

1 ..5?

Biavsky-Nvrov

Kozain 1998

Beer wa ..f 2 g4 d7 3 gf 4 e4 e4 �e4 f wi

cances f lding e rk endng.

2 h3! c 3 g5 Wf6 4 CoW6 5 Ib5!

r e me eing acvaing erk

5 . d7 6 Ib2 Wf6 7 5 a4 8b8 @g7 9 @d2 @6 10 �c3 @g71 @b2

Als ssil was d4 .h7 12 @a3 c6 13 @b3

�g7 14 a4 b7 15 a5 c 16 @c3�f6 7 b2 g5 8 h2! gx4 19gx4 6 2 d4 cxd4 21 �xd4 @722 c5! a6 23 h8 f 24 h7�d8 25 hl g2 26 gl d5 27g8 �7 28 a6 @f6 29 g6 @730 h6!

Zugwang!30 .g2 31 g6 @ 32 h4!

d5 33 xf5 Back rsignd.

nba-rhanovRia 998

Smeimes cesspayers emseves d no k w eple pssies f er wn peces

1 xa6?Drving e isp a passivepsn He sld play a4 a82 creang aass d pawn

1a8 2 b5 td7 3 a4?Beer realy was leave e

pawn and acivae e ishp y 37

3 ..c5 4 @f6



44 Rook and bop agant ook and kngt

Now he bac ing eners hegame wih decisive eec

g2 7 6 4! 7 2d6 8 W2 7 4 b6 0

8 2 8! 2 3 3 a4!Nobody wans he bishop on a6 !4 2 b2 a4 4 6 l

2 7 b3 8 a xa itrsign

Wih a srgge on one an headvanage of igh over bishop inconncion wih soe oher pecescan be very grea

Lasin-AnkoMocow 998

W c7 2 b 6 3 c7 4 3 6 b4!

Garaneeg he enraisaion ofhis ing

7 6 W4 7 b7+ 8?Sighy beer is 7 g88 4! x4 x4 + 0 W

4 a 2 xg6+ g8 34! Back rsign

amsky-vitanalm de Mallorca, 989

g6 2 g8+ �6 3 3 !c 4 6 8+ 6 68+ 6 7 c8+ b?!

Obiosy beer was 7 . . d6hogh even here aer 8 c7 Bac has serios probes

8 c7!Afer his moe everyhingbecomes cear8 . c4 x a2 0 ! 4

6 4 2 gxh4 3 h a64 g! g l g3 4 6 g6Back rsign

kovsnikov

Volgodonk 98



Rook and bo again ook and kng 45

Aciy of e pieces lwycomes ere merl adanage

7 xa2 2 x6 g7 3 b7h6 4 7

We res o mi e acy oe ac nig 4 b2 3 bl 6 g2 b2 7

3 d 8 :d3 6Agan ryng o conro e e

qare9 3 d 10 f6 g4

hxg4 12 xg4 gTe ransr o e roo ending i

o: 12. g 13 g 2 3.13 xg xg 14 6 4nay e ng aciees i o

jecvee pawn no enog e acy o e scaered pece cien o acieve a draw

f+ g6 6 d2 17 b4

18 6 19 d3 xh220 g4 21 c 3 22 g3:d2 23 4 d4 Drawn

However you canno alway manage o aceve oordnaionw a ro and ng Very oen roo and op complimen eacoer plenddly

Karpov-Horbug 979

1 bl 7 2 g4

Preenng . nd a . e8-d6

2 . d8 3 b4 7 4 d3 axb4 xb4 c7 6 bl 6 7 a d7 8

aWi e rea o 9 a6 a6 1a6 aacng e c6 pawn.8 ..b8 9 h4Te g a gone oer o e

oppoie an. Tere e can aackon e oer de

9 .a6 10 b 8 1 d7 12 a 8 13 fl 7 4g2 8 4 a6 6 blb8 7 d7 8 al g6 9xd7 xd7 20 fl b8 2 f6a7 22 h

Blac weanee r ocryaie

22.a6 23 gTe pased pawn come r !23. . hxg 24 h6 xa 2 h7 d826 x b 27 cxb xb 28 b7

a6 29 g7 h8 30 4 andWe a a wnnng ending

Baashov-VaganianUSSR 972

1 c2Wie plans o recnrc w

ig on d and ng on e3Nw Bac d go oer ocounerplay y 2 4 e63 d4 6 w a enae poon



14 Ro ad bshop agas roo ad gh

1 6? 2 4! 3 d4xc2?

Vaganan make he mtaendecin pay a endng,thgh een afte 3 ..e6 e3c5 5 f5 f5 6 xc c6 7 e3e6 8 c hng ae nt eay hm.

4 xc2 c 2 '6 6 8!N i d e a make

tan t a pan endng 6 e5xe5 7 e5 'f5 'xc 'g 9'5 xg3 10 'x6 @xh 1'x7 'g3 12 c and Back ce

6 . b 7 2 :c 8 a4 g6 8c

N Whte need nd a plan tplay a n, and Baahv dce a plendid tan f ek 5, hee te atache 6 pan and de n al eng peneae he an

1 c6 11 :b! 6 12 46 13 g 14 Jd gxh4 l gxh47 16 !

Pking 6, tang hsae aay m he ppnening

16 6 17 d4 c 18 :b c616 a5 bxa 17 x7 1 8d!

Al Wie pece ae acve andBlack pae.

18 .c 1 b5 : 2 xc44 21 @d5 xh4 21 a g723 b4 hl 24 b h4 25 c4 h3 26a2 h2 27 'c @ 28 2 Back

rsgnd.

1 a4!

Ta-BaashovUSS, 1974

Depng Back f the ptyf . . a5-a

1 .6 2 d2!N We mpe the pn

e knight heea Black �ng actian ame an nealchaace

2 3 O 3 d 'e2 and 5 e, andf Back de nt exchange ,hen 6 h and 7 h

4 4 c7 hl ! neceay pen te h-e

heea e d-e ha nigncance.

5 . 4 6 2 'd7 7 h4 gxh4 8

4 7 9 N he et pace he knghll e d3.

9..d8 1 d3 g5 11 h5!?

A an attempt tain actityh a pan acfce

12 dl '6 13



Rook n bop gn rook n kng 4

We agan wans o cangeoos, Black s ced o avods ecang

13 . d4 14 C4 f4 15 c3

Wes man ojecve s e 6pawn15.g5 16 Cd5 d8 17 d3

18 c3 s necessary o drv ac

oo away om e mporan d4sqae

18.7?Bee s 8. g wc was e

ony cance.19 b5 2 3 d7 21 x4f6 22 f4 g7 23 f5 f6 24 6+Back rsignd

e lowng endng seves asye anoe eampe were eng s sronger an a sop

wn ee are oos on e oadPiAncibia

Ubed, 1998

n oder manan e alanceBack ms acvae s oos along de and en sseqeny aac Wes ngs an

1 h3 5 2 2 ab8Aeady Blac does no scceed

ogansng coneplay aong edle ecase o e ecange o a

pa o oos wc s n Wiesvo

3 b3 g7 4 a6 bc8?e soud deend y 4 . 7

c c7, og ae 6 4 ( no6 e6 n vew o 6 2) andBac as no couneay5 c5Te es way o ecange aer

wc e we ng appears onc.

5 .. xc5 6 Cxc5 b8 7 b4Aso re an ecange on e6 was

no posse ecase o 7 c8.7 @f6 8 a5Te oo no only cs o e

ac ing aong e ran, aso mproves s own poson sojecvee 7 sqare

8 .d5opng r 9 d6 e4

e d6 'd6 2 7 w poae eqaly9 a4Now ready aove-mnoned

vaaon s eaend ecase ae end We as 4 .

9 .@7On e more enacos 9 . . @g7

We nended o py 3

d7 (e ecange o eavy peceseads o a quc wn r WeO a a a6 12 c6 c73 a 4 a! ec) 1 d4 d6 2 c6 c7 3 a6 w e remarc o e ng o a4 and 4and e wn o e a7 pawn On eoer sde o e oard Bac doesno ge anyng

1 b5 d6 11 b7+ 8 12C4?Proay scien r e wn s

2 a6 g 3 g4 4 g a7 smpes was 2d3 a 3

12..7 13 xa7 5O 3 4 c3.



48 Rk n bso gn ook n kng

14 a Wd7 15 a7 @f h Bc king sppd d8

n 16 b4 7 woddid.

@d3 xb4? wd b b o py roding r 6 . . . f 17 c c 8 bc c 9 7 g 9 .. 2 h4, hg 2 7 ws sfcin cr bcus of ryd bck kng

7 6 Wd8 1 d7+ Wc8 9x

9 . 2 d7 d c4 22 c s o0 g4 2 W x3 2

x7 x7A 22 g3 23 @ h ck

o is i o 23 xh7 @d7 24 Wd3 W7 25

g �d6 2 nd Back

sigdAdamsAmsiomund 998

1 d d 2 xd

Wi is obigd o n o nnding whr m h knigh c6nros h mpon sqsrond slf wh vn h drqrd bihp conong h longdgon w dndn.

. g6 3 abl g7 4 c4 c3 5cl 6 6 @l 4 7 g3 g 8c2 a 9 b

r h psn bginning n c on h bck pwns

.a 10 c6 Wg7 11 xa5 a812 b 13 a2 c3 4 c6

xc4 15 a pwn sppord by hknig c6, cn ony b soppd cs of m loss.

15 xa6 16 c2 cxc6 17 dxc6xa5 8 b7 al+ 19 Wg2 a52 a7

And Back rsigd sinc hris no dnc gn h nouc2-2-b7

knigh s picly songin cng ou wknsswhrs b sop is icpb of dnding gh and drk squrs

Va Laatm-Mikhacish

Eeko 99

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...h ws noh nd prhps

mor npln pn r Whi:f lwd b 2 @f6 3 f4nd 4 @f2 g2

Ar 2 d g3 3 4 g4 4f gf s no sy dnd ndgm

23Inrsng ws 2 .d4 wh

s pn . -ff43 a2 ?



Roo d bop agn roo d g 49

A new idea . g6-gg4 and e3f

4 6 f5Aer 4 g We bring e

bsop no e dence by gg 6 35 d4 �6 6 d5?i pawn sold e dscarded

y paying 6 c8 and 7 b7 ransrng e sop o e ongdiagonal

6 c4!Now e nig ows ef in al

plendor

c8 d6 8 d d3 9 64 10 Jg2 g5

Tere wa lo oer pa1 . an l

11 hxg5+ xg5 12 �g4 36 3Aoidng e rp 3. g3? 4

f5+14 c8 c3 15 6 d3 6

?I wa ecesay o gie up e d

pawn if ony by e move 16 c8lowed y 7 a6

16g5 hi rsgd



9 Rook and two pawns againstrook and knight (many pawns)

t would seem that having moepieces should con an automaticadvantage but the knight has such

limted mobility in a battle with pawns that quite equently nothingcan be done with it

MkhalchsnSvesnkovUSSR (ch), 1 978

1 :2The decision to exchange ooks

was not easy Othe possibilitieswee I d2 o the oundabout wayI ! with the idea of2 l.�b5 2 4?Ae 2 xd5 cxd5 3 d2 a3 4

�d4 a4 5 bxa3 bxa3 6 b I ! a2 7"c3+ �b3 8 xa2 the pawn endings won

2 . a3!Bad is 2 . xd4? 3 xd4 a3 4

d6+ a4 5 bxa3 bxa3 6 c3wth a win

3 bxa3 x4 4 �x4 bxa3 5 'c3a2 6 �b2 c4

Ae sacicin a pawn, the black

king rushes ove to the opponentspawns, it seems without success 7 6+ 5 8 5 e4 9 xg7

4 10 h3 g3 1 1 f5+ x3 12x6 'h4!

But this is the pointand typicalr the stuggle of the knight against

awns-th r

is no dence againstg5, theere a raw

Smagin-MkalcisnMoscow 1989

1..b4?!Clealy Black wants to attack the

pawns, but stonger sms L.h6though it is not usualy ecom-mended t pay on the side wheethe opponent is stronge.

2 a3 3 3 g5 Ie6 4 d2 c5Ae 4 e3+ 5 g4 e5+ 6

f4 d3 7 xd3 xd3+ 8 'e4



Rook nd two pwn gint rook nd knigt 11

x 9 d4 h whit nghratns t a thugh thpawns n th quns an.

5 g4 xb3 d 'g8

Ar 6 ..7 7 d6 hr squat n h ard. h5 and a draw was agrd

sinc h thrats d8, h5-h6 gWh sufcint pa

Mikhachishin-avchnkoPotona 1991

Bac has tw pans f plaths n was th pan adanc thpassd pawn .d ! c5 a d4 3 a6 d .d4 3

xa6! d3 4 h5 5 d6 d+wth disinct counpa But Bacdcids xchang pawns n thuns an whch is cawa

1 .a? 2 g?!But Wht dcds o pa

matng hats whas aft hcrrc d Blac wuld ncun srious dcultis2 b l 3 h3

If nw 3 d thn ar 3 f4 46+ 3 5 d5 + 6 g33 7 xa5 4 8 �g4 9h3 g 0 h5 g3 Blac minats Whts as pawn

3 '4 4 d2 g4! 5 5 �g5

hxg4

O 6 d4 gxh3+ 7 h3 f4Jxb3 xd5 xg4 8 xh

'4 Drawn

Korchnoi-boviBt, 1973

bl?

Aftr h crrc l Wf 'l Bac is n n wa ws,whras nw polms star t appar with th pawn.

2 d3 g8 3 b 'g 4 5 5 x c xh c2 ' b2 8 '4! 2 9 d4 h21 g5 W 1 b � 12 'c3� 13 xb2 x4 14 b J4 15

�d3 Back rsignd

HrtnckNarcisoBerlin 199



2 Rook an o pan again rook and knig

Bac s t ca pawsaead ut aft wt tdea of �f4e4 ad t c sos oms as Bac sce ca cat a passd paw. But t ga te fllowd. . .

1 4? @ 2 ' g6 3xd4?

A pmitv dcso m itestg is 3 '6 ? o 3 ! .

3 .. xd4 4 'xd4 g5 5 '5h4 6 �

3 4 Wxh3 8g5 @

9l

xh ' 10 d44 11

t

f

g5 12 6 @ 13d8

13 g4

By saccing yt at awBlac dvs t ppots g.

14 xb g3 15 '3 g2 16 �' 1 'xg2 'd3 Draw

Romanishin-Markowskioania ro 993

1 5 dx5?Als o wnnig s . d4

xd6 xd 3 4 ! gx4 4 4 d4 d7 wit a daw. Bt ncessay was.4! xd6 x6 3 dx6 xd64 g f � 6! (agaist4 s as to av g-g4) 6 '4�f6 7 �d f 8 3 g7 wt anasy wn

2 d6 d4 5 x5 '6 4 d c64 8 d4 5 c8

Ts is idato ta out tgtw its a dra



0 Two or pcs agas a rook

Endngs wth an unn agnmnt of cs a som of th mostcompctd chssand socompaat tt instgatd.Amog thm ca ncudd digs whr oo struggs agst

two minor pcs.In th mdgam paicuar npostos rg a cosd charactrtwo mior pcs w strongtha a oo wh thr is adct i paws. ow i dgs wh th roo has room racto th stuaton oft pndson th arangmnt of th paws.Thus wh th s dstant passdpaw on th oad th roo canpro to strog tha twopcs. owr wth ancdpw rmto th situaton ma sd.

Wh pang sch dngs t s impont th sd hgth mo pcs to put ight thcoodnatio ad th th d ofct of th mor pcs ma scnt to stgg succssgast a oo.

Accordng to th gnra dopon stanard saos wttwo pcs on can count on hagan adantag. But oos ar ot

wthout thr own chacs too partcu whn thr s a pssdpawn o th oard. ow rstad most as w go or to astd of postos of ths tp wwi tu ou ttto to th possts of th dndg sd. I tms

of dnsi soucs th dndshoud st an xchg ofpaws arg n mnd th possit of transrg to a thortcadaw dg xpoitig th sadard mthods of a) om th roos

sdsacrcng h chag )om th mor pcs sdsccng a pc.Lts oo at som possts

postos whr th roo s pagagnst pssd pws. Th oosspcc chrctstics dpnd ogthng is of commuictio.Th oad th ar th mochacs th ograng oo hs ts stgg agast th ss moimor pcs ad t s possto th aout paig a w.You s whras th mor pcsar td to th ocad of apassd paw th roo ca tsd so o noth an to oganis w octs of attac.

o coutract th oo o of thposats of pa th sd hang th mor pcs s to put gthr ntracto w cotrogth opponnts pssd wn. But taros pans of act of trcs o th oard produc pa of compcat charactr and th

potaton of ons rsoucs snot awas succss whhgh atd csspars arconcd.

Nata th outcom of thstrugg i gat pa dpds o tharagmt of t ws th mo



54 o minor peces agan a rook

compact h ar h shrr hcommcains of h ro, andara h arrwr hirpossiis

BiavsMisesaoniki o, 1984

Dspt h r adancd passd

pawn suppord a Bacsrcs th chancs f Whtspics ar highr. Th rmcad h paw wh th qutnarrow ang of actvit twth ans aows Wht t ght rh cration f a passd pawn f hsown

1

If 1 .g d+ a3 3 c3 thpassi ro is una o pn thwn f h c4 paw: 3 c 4 3and xc4

Thrr Bac activats hisr attacig a pawn. Bu hs siaccura h f- th roo sin h sphr of actt of th ingThrr srogr s 1.g dnding h g6 pawn and rivngh wh pcs o th passd cpawn r, afr d 1 + a3 ngod is 3 c3 or 3 3 g 44 3 But as on h act 3f4 g3 ! h o succds in standing up to th pics Fr xamp: 43 d c3+ 6 h3 73 7 xg6 h+ 7 . h+ 8

d3 ar 8 Bac rcs adraw 8 . xc! 9 xc 8 ., ad Bac prs Whtom puttng right h crdnatonof his pcs2 + 3 2 hl

Thr is o saing h pawn3 . g 4 3 c3 @ g 6 f4

4 xg6 h2+ 5 3 4 6 W4c3 7 3

Whit has wn a pawn withuosing cnro of th ppnntspassd paw

7b3 8 d3 2 9 4It is us t pa atttion to thracin of th wh picsnw th m r Whts passdpaw has cm

9cl 10 4 h8 11 8Afr 1 c 1 a4 Bac oss

a pawn and canot dr an n

m th tmporar uncordiad whit pics: 1 . . d 13xc a8 14 c6 r .a8 33 a3 1 4 xc d 1 c4+.

12 d3 d2Or . 8+ 3 d4 d 14

c4+13 c4+ dl 14 @ h8 15

4 W 16 a3 Wdl 17 5

And Whit mainaining hcad f th pponnts passdpawn rasd his own nMorovc-Yusupov

uni, 1985



n his xmp th sphr f activt f th k s qut rad andhis mans th mr pssiitis ithas In ct, dspit matria qua th advantag is n th sid fh rk. It is ncssa n tcat a dsant passd pawn whnt rgng prvnt it ngckadd th mnr pics. hiss chvd th advanc f hpawn par ar th prprar f.

But in th gm thr wd . 1..g4?Baking th rdinatn f th

pawn pai whch ws Wht tckad it wth th mv !wthut upsng th crdinatnf hs wn pics Hwr h sdtd m a dirct aak n thd4 pawn

2 h6?! e6! xpns spard r crating apassd pawn

3 c5?I was sti n t a rtu

th ckadin

pan3 f4 h 4g3! f h4. h shp cntrs h h4 dagna, whi thking has nwhr t g ang h

ight squars, snc n an . .'thr is . Mov, as pss is th nrgic 3 ! takingam a h d4 pawn

3Wf5 4 d3 7 5 'd2 6 6g7?

Nw arad th cratn f thpassd pawn cannt prvndwhras 6 f4 4 7 g3 ' 8+ wud hav s up a sidckad

6.. . h5! 7 xd4 e4 8 c58 .d6 was hand8.. h4 9 'e2 a5r nrg was 9 . . g3 1

hxg3 hg3 11 4 8, impsing anrigna zugzwang n Wh: 1 a3

c6 13 f6 14 d d, and

o o c aga a oo 55

th kng pntrts t th wakndquns an

1 + 'd5 1 b4 g3 12 hxg3hxg3 3 d3

As ftr 3 g4 4 14 3ax4 1 x4 h th passd pawnmus dcd th gm.3 axb4It ws s

p

ssie win th xchng 13. e4

14 xa g 1 ag= 6 xg c+ 7 dxd3 18 a7 x 19 c 4 1 3 c4 3 c3A.Yusupv), ut Back prrs trtan t passd g-pawn.

14 e3 c2+ 15 'dl c3 6'e2 'e4 17 5 f5 18 d3'e4 19 c5 'd5 2 d3 c221 'dl h2!

w h gpawn cnnt stppd

22 g hl 23 f4+ 'e4 24e2 hte resged.

n h cntxt f dnsiv pssits and chnica raisatin f adisant passd pawn w prsnt acassa xamp m t prxs fYuri Razuvav.

RazaeKroSoa, 98

With suc a spcic arangmntf pawns n h kngs an h

shp itsf cn rss h rk



J5 o mo pc ag a ook

when thee e n pwns n theqeens nk t ges witht sying tht hee the king f the wekeside shd e cse t the pwsheee t chieve dw it isengh Bck t scice thenght the pssed pwn eshd s vd ny nnecessywekenng f the psitin hieshd tke this int ccnt nd gnise ensive ctin Bck hsscceeded in cnstcting dencehis min pieces e we cdinted peventing the dvnce f thepssed pwn nd peping ekn the kngs nk n dditi theishp des nt w in the ksnce n 7 he cn cve p ye7 ee hweve Bck needessy wekens his kings n withthe mve

6 d cetes ects ttckths incesing the ttcking pssiities f the k Nw s we sthe h6 pwn it i s pssie t dd theinvsin pnt f which cn eceted y ndemining e g6 pwnwit h2h4h Afte d6 2 h3me ccte h 2 g2 n

which Bck qicky gnises nttck n the pssed pwn y2 e 3 h3 d nd c) Bckhs tw psse pns f dence

A) Active2 pepingthe ttck fte tsg thekight t c) 3 g2 c6 4 e7 e c 6 h 4 7 xh7c h x4 9 h h gxhg nd Bck e giving p hsishp the hpwn eches theeticy dwn ending kginst knight

B) Pssiv2 e6 3 g2 @d64 @g3 hite peseny cnts heth nk in de t pevent themve h7h xchning pi fpwns) 4 e6 h4 d6

6 h e6

7 7 e7 @f4 d6 9 e4 @e6Nw the kig cnnt ek thght the c4 sqe witht ss d3 e+ 11 c3 xg4 12 hxg4xg4 13 c4 ( 13 e 14 6c6) 13 e+ 14 dpn e ttempt t pceed c4v the 3 se it is necessy teckn with the thet f he ks intended penetin tthe th nk y c7 d6 11c? d ends in its cpe

As nthing is eed y d2 g2 'f6

As ee Bck senses n dngend eks the cdintin f ispieces snce nw the psitin f theishp s imited y the ckdingnctin f the knight Bete ws2 d6 3 7 c7 with the ide

c63 c5 a5 4 @3 @6 5 '4b6 6 c8 @ h4 6

8 h5 s imptnt t x the wek

pwn hsty s h 7 9x6 c 1 @ @ 1 1 h gxh12 x6 hxg4+ 13 @xg4 x4with dwn ending Nw hweve in the evet f gxh 9 %his npesnt

8 9 'd5 x5 0 gxh5 @f6 b8 3 2

d2 3 b2 4 2 b4 5 g2

@



T wanss f t 6 pawn ssf-vidnt Cmng an attcn it and t nigt Wt ast cdinatn f t ppnnts

pcs On 5 . . ws 16 g6@ 17 a6 and t apawn sast mv.16 g6 d2 17 d6! g 18

d!An ida squ f t .18c6 19 a @6 2 a6 3Tng t cad t a-pawn n

t na nti ut t mcansmf ang t cdinatn f pcs agan cms int patin.

21 b gl 22 bl 23 b2c 24 b7 a7 25 h7

And Wit wis t pawn nd ga. A v n ndng!

And is an xamp w

pics cad t passd pwnm m distan mtcntsquas.Kaov-Kasarov

old Cmpioip m 9

t sp w nt aw t t gt ind s ns i tueens an (du t cvg4 and c3 was t squasf invasn ng t cnta sa cvd t ing. Tllwd

lb8 2 b4 d8 3 @2 a3!

wo mnor pece gn roo 7

Wi n addtna cts f ttac av n ctd n ngsan t dvanc f t pawns tvuna squas is pmatu.

gca was t xcng ft f-pawn a 3 .g6 wic fcst wt ng t min wm is pcs and incass tscp f t .

4 c3 6As stng is 4 . .g65 b4T pawn stuctu n t ings

n is staisd and Bac ntndst aac Wts pan wansss.W at Bacs pssis nt asis f cmns mad aspav n s 987 woMce

5 �! t ing ds ntng sinc

t a n pspcs t n tcnt uc accuat was5 . .�7. In ts cas t mtd fdnc appd ap in tga wud pac Wt undat f dat F xamp 6 c38 7 4 5! 8 g4 8. A ugwang psin s n acdnd Wt is cd t aw t

nt s camp 9 @d3 d8 �c xg4 1 xg4 d4 1 x3a4 3 �3 xg4 4 c g3 5c3 1 6 �c xf5 17 @d3 Asimp auatn f sc a psitnis nt pss u in pactc Bacwud av xcnt cancs. Butaft 7 4! Wt ds n:7 . . 5 8 g4 8 9 @d3 a8 a a4 1 1 4 �6 1 d andt ss cann acd

6 c3 b8 7 a2 b 8 g4 b8At st sigt t is n sic dif

fnc m t avmntindugwang psiin ut..

9 �d3 d8 10 @c4 dl 11xa3 al 2 'b3

Nt . .. 3 c



158 o minor piees again a rook

13 gxh5 h3 14 c3his is whee the position of the

k ing tels e 14 xhe4 te f pw is invioe

14Bt now he cnnot withot osscope wth the hpwn15 l ! xf5 1 h6 gRight p to the dw thee e

mins the scice of piece wo pwns On 16 . g ths ischieved y 1 7 e4 �g6 1 h7 1 �xh7 19 xf6+ 19 @c4 Jh32 xf61 4 h5 18 b2

And the f6 pwn is ost since onl . f ows 9 h7 Drawn

If togethe with th ook heee no pssed pwns ten oles eevesed emins only he

ook to conect he opponensemps to cee his own pssedpwn Bt none the ess the defndes esoces e qite sstni

horKaspaovBegrade 989

n his posiion Bks chncescn ony e linked o he etion of pssed gpwn heee he ndevos to win he h2 pwn oweve to do this i is necessy toek thog th ine of demc

tionthe 3d nkwhich he ook

ows ony in exhnge contettck ehnd enemy lnesAl this is not esy Let s look the possiities of the wo sidessed on Gspovs nyss1 g3 2 @ he king moves cose to the h2pwn

3 @g4 4 g3 @h4 @hite stives to cvte his king

since he cnno hold on y he pssive 3 f4 wh the het d3 Nw x4 is not possi ecse of 6 g4f6?!

Stonge s .d7 keepingnde thet 6 whi on 6 e4 theknight mnges to tck the h2pwn 6 f6+ 7 e g4+ �d6 9 g2 e3 nd he ckking dws cose to the pwn

6 g2 h5 3 f4 8 �glg4Now wih the white king diven

ck Bck pts ight the inection of his king nd piees

9 g3 f5 1 J g4No etting o he king since in

the evn of 1 @4 1 1 @ d3+12 @g3 x4 13

fWhie gin

cves his ces11 3 !Agin inscien is l l d3 e

cs of the civing of heook12 7! 12 @g2 @f4 13e7 c6 in Blcks o1 2 x2 13 @g6 14 fd3 1 @g2 x4 1 6 f4

12 b3 @f4 @Ony th 3 nd g3 sqes min ccessie o he ook now

he shold encicle the king owve, on 13 @g2 e3 14 @d 1 el 4 16 3 x217 2 d3 1 @d2 hieoss wn witho compenstion

13 .6 14 a3 15 �g22



he maneve 15 d 6 c3c4 7 c 1 x 1 8 c8 awthe k t ecape t eedm

6 b3 7 gl c4 18

a3 g5 19 c3 d5 2 a34?!he a6 pawn i indiecty de

nde xa6 h3+ @fd3+ t thi mve ing timea aw the k t ecape teedm Stnge wa 0 + 1g e @ c4

21 @ b7

22 d3? !hite mie hi chance t acti

vate the k y a5 threatening t exchnge the -pawn with

temp e4+ 3 @g d6 4c5 and it eem maintaining theeqiiim22h3 23 eler mving the king rthe

away m the h pawn the gameready cannt e aved ince nwBack ct it m thi pawnNeceay wa 3 @f c 4 c3

23 c6! 24 d4 25 d3e4 26 g3 4 27 a3

Mre tenaci i 7 c3 5 8c8 thgh aer 8 9 f8g 30 g8 hite a ethe h pawn

27b5 28 c3 g5 29 c8e3! 3 h8 3 d e2 32

wo mno pe aan a ook 9

c2 xh2 33 xh2 g3 nd Backon

One me exampe m the

caic

.b6

RtBogouboBad Knen, 928

F the ide havng the k it ivey imprtnt t ceate a ditantpae pawn qicky

2 axb6 b6 3 2 temp e hd qick

y pt ight the cdinatin f hipiece cmining an attack n thee5 pawn with etentin f the

pawn F exampe: 3 c4 5(3 . .4 4 xe5 xe4 5 c6 intending a5 an d 4 d c55 a5 6 e e6 7 d3 and 8c4

3 .. b4 4 5 h4 bl 6c4 6 7 g3

hi theat i a ham ince it haa tactica retatin

t i e t tp the pawn an a pie thi prpethe ckading mve 7 d8 iapprpriate

7 .. cl ! 8 a8 xe5 i n gd in view f

8 c3 9 4 g5+ 10 xg5g3+



J 60 Two mnor pieces against roo

8 al 9 c4 a4 0 e3 a el �a3 2 e2 a4 3 c2 b34 b4

At last White manages to pt rght

te coodination of his pieces andblockade the passed pawn. Trying toobtain additional objects of atackBlack oganises pawn pressure onthe kings ank supported by theactie ook

4 h5 15 f8 gS 16 h3 c3 d2 :b3 8 e2 b2 9 d2 b20 e2 c 2 d2 22 c

f4 23 d3 24 e3 d7+ 2S@e2 g

26 g4?This supercially active moe,

pusung the objectie of blockadetus out to be te decisie mistake.Wite ceates in his position a weakh3 pawn whc te rook can atackeploitng the ct that Witesminor pieces are tied down to thetreatened advance of the apawn.Ae 26 a3 g4 27 hxg4 :g4 28 g8 29 c5 White dends

himself successlly26. 4 27 l?Te only moe was 27 d2 so as

to meet 27 . .c7 with 28 d and27. .b7 with 28 b4.

27 c 28 d3 :b 29 xg5b3 30 @c4 :x3

And so the main idea of attackingwit the rook is seen in a cea light

Black has wo distant passed pawnsan the opponents pieces are n nostae to contain them without materal loss

3 b4 a3! 32 xa3 :xa3 334 e3 34 'c4 xe4 and soonWhie resigned

Lets look at yet another exampleillustating the strengt of te rookin conunction with an outsidepassed pawn

Mies-Van der terren,Wjk-aanZ, 1 984

Mateal adantage is on Witess He has a passed pawn har

nious deployment of pieces anca eckon on playing r a win.weer the streng of the passedpn in conunction with an activerok is such tat Black's counterresrces proe sucient to obtain equality For a stat he ties theior pieces down wth the threat toaance the a-pawn.

a3 2 @d3 a5 3 a2 'g 43 @f6 5 bShe ook transrs to an active

pition Weaker is 5 ..gS?! e5+@5 7 d4+ g6 8 e6 @ 9 @b4a 8 1 0 c6, wit adantage toite6 eS+ e7 7 d4 b2 8 dS

9 c2 e2 0 b4



hite hpe t reie h materiadvantage and therere reect thedraw after 1 xa3 xe5

10 d Wd4 g

e are acqainted m thepreviu example with the methdf expliting a quity advantgein the wrd f ANimzwitch

12 h3 h 3 g4?A hwn y the ending prev

uly led atthi i a riyweakenng f the pitin weverite py r the win and dent want t recncie himelf t hedrawing zgzwang: 13 a2 d214 e4 e2 1 5 f5 d2 etc

3 . h4 4 c4

14lBack hd n et the ing gn t c5 ince hi wn king cannthd ack the naght f the whitepiece r exampe 14 2 15c5 h2 16 e6 e8 1 6 e7 17c6 e8 1 8 d3) 7 d5 c2 1 8d6 xc4 19 f6 and hitewin r 14 h2 15 c5 xh3 16e6 e8 1 6 e7 1 7 d5 1 7 d5with the theat f 18 5 and amating ttack

l d3? Cntining t pay r the win

hite ddenly reak the crdnatin f hi piece and he initiatve pae t Black Cd ite

have imprved hi pitn

Two mnor pee aan a rook

Anlyi hw tha in ct he ready ha t wrry aut maintaining equaity Fr example inBlac vur i 15 d5 e3?cient r a draw i 15 c ut Black i triving r mre) 165 e7 7 c6 8 18 c4e2 19 4 2 2 a2? 2c5 t 2 h2? (20 e7 ) 2 1d6 xh3 22 d5 Ih 1 23 e6 e 124 e7 xe7 25 xe7 h3 26 f5]2 h2 etc r 15 e6 e7 t nt1 5 d6?1 6 c2 J 1 17 xa3xh3 18 5 e7 19 a7 and 2c8 and hite ha the advantage) 16 c2 h 1 17 xa3 xh31 8 5 g3 etc

t eem he hld recncile himef t a drw y playng 15 c2 !h 1 16 xa3 xh3 17 c2 g31 8 e3

l . d 6 4 Jd2 4b2 18 a2 h2 9 @ xh3 20xg hl

An inaccracy Far trnger i2 Jh2 with the threat f2 xa2 and 22 h3 hite canntat the ame time the tw dtantpaed pawn there yu are dnty reca the mve 13 g4?) F

exampe: 21 f5 J 22 g6xa2 23 xa2 e7 and ne f thepawn qeen 21 f4 + 22e3 c2 23 d5 h3 24 4 225 d3 a2 r 25 ) with a deciive advantage

2 @6 h3 22 c3 l 23 6d8 24 d h2 2 g 266 l 2 a2 hl 28 xhl

xhl 29 g6 g?aving achieved a winning pitin Bck make a mitakanvictry ecape him Aer 29 e8hite paed pawn are netrlied Fr exampe 3 @f6 3 1e6 32 d6 33 e6 d2etc r 3 g7 h6 31 d5 32

c4 h3 with a wiing ending



1 62 Two mnor s against a ook

30 n 31 W6 Jgl 32 W 33 6 gl Daw

he ppunty he de hving the k t cete dnped pwn qite e ppe eittif f he tugge.

NovkovKadaovlnus 1984

1..c4Bck edtey ept the

ek n cdntin f the ppnents peces In view f the thet2 c3 Whte s ce t whe cen f ped pwn.

2 c6 a3 3 d4he pece cce 3 3 c3 44 de nt wk ece f 4 . 63.c5 4 @he knight cnnt mve 4 c2

2, 4 3 4 .a2 5 c2 xb5 6 al?e nnt hpe t h d the ps

n wh pive dence Stngei 6 e4 wth the ide f tnfeing the kng t c4 F empe6h n 6 . . pse i thepphyctic 7 g4 wed y 8d4) 7 h4 g 8 hg dnge i8 f6 ece f 8 gh4 9 gh4W 1 d4 h4, wth the cetin f ecnd ditnt ped

pwn whe d8 e e1 . c) 8 g 9 g pie i 9 3 wih e the f 14 iky i 9 f ecue f9 J2 1 wed yhe cetn f ped hpwn)9 g 1 f4 n then 23. Byedcng the nue f pwnsWhie cn cn n hdng epin.

6 .W 7 W3Why n e47 . 6 8 g4 ;d 9 ;d3 c5 1

b3Awing tctc in thepitn A een te peviempe the ecnge ccede nt cheve it ectve fte1 4 t th ce te ekthgh wth the kng decde1 c4 1 1 d2 Jd4 etc.

10 .. xc3! 1 1 Wxc3 4Bck h eced techicywn endge nce Whte kng veted t the 2 pwn nd teknght wi nt cceed n cntning the pwn ek n the kingnk W peent te min vitin 12 g @f4 3 gf6 gf6 14@2 e4 1 c2 f 16 3 f4 17

c4 d3 18 e e2 19 2 2 21 3 h ndWhte i ckng ne temp t vehmef Wth the pwn pce n4 t wd e wn

he gme ended the wngwy

12 f5 'f4 13 b2 xg4 14 c2;h3 15 d4 'xh2 16 6 g3 17xg7 ' 1 8 ;xf5 19 d6f4 20 8 '5 21 d6 h5 224 ;f4! 23 xf6 h4 24 d5 nd h rsgd

Let k t me mpctedempe f the cein nd etn f n tide ped pwn



BeiavskyDomaovMin 979

ite mteil dntget te peence f wek pwn n2 nd e lck f cpen etween s piece lw te ppnent t cnt n ceting dtntped pwn e ptn es

cncete ccte nd n e eentf premre xing f te wepwn smilr t te peisexmples ite wl mnge t ptrgt te crdntin f pecend preent te ins f tek F exmple l3 2 f4c8 3 e

wee Bck reks trg t

te 2 pwn n tctcl wy1 c4! 2 xc4Ae 2 xc4 8 Bck gnse

te dnce f te ped -pwn 3 3 4 3 ( 4 x3 3 5 d 1x3 etc 4 2 5 l 3 6 �e2c3 7 e4 xc4 8 d2

2 c8 te eent f 3 tee te

tet f n excnge crcetgete wit pwn rek3 xc4 4 xc4 3 5 x3 3

d a 4 ee mst tencs cntntin

e ttempt t pce te kngt tnce lses qckly F exmple 4

Two minor iece aaint a roo 63

f4 c3 5 �e2 x3 6 c4 2 7�d3 3 4 cl 5 e4 l 6d3 x2 7 x4 (ite ldl e in te een f 7 4 )

7 x2 8 d3 f5 9 e3 (n 9xf5 winning e t 9 2, nd9 f6) 9 f6 1 @f4 1 1@e3 2 12 c4 g5 3 xg4 14 e6 xg3 nd ec f eped pwns wl ct piece

4 cl 5 4 al 6 d5 xa2 7x4 xh2 8 e2 h 9 @

N llwng te k t sistwit te dnce f te pwnwc wd e een te cee 9 @ c4 (tewse te cn lckde te3 pwn y 11 2 nd 12 4) 11c2 2 12 4 2 etc weeBlck nds new erce

9 5!

In te eent f 9 l ite ccesslly le e plem f restrictng te k y 1 fl 2 1 g2 8 12 2 c8 1 3 e4Nw weer te tet f te ek f5f4 s ieistile On 0 fllws 1 2 1 1 g 8, ndte rk eks tg n teqeen

1 a2 4 1 1 gx4 x 12 c4 1 Blc i pepng ektgwt s kng, were ite cnntrce te k m te 3d nkwtt mte ls F exmple:13 g2 e3 14 e4 etc

1 h2 4 g2 @f6 5 @gh5 16 l 17 d d5 18

a6 d2 9 c4 d4 hiesigned

nlgs de f n ltrp ekg w expltedy r ginst Inck.



164 To mnor ieces aain a rook

vanchk-KramnikLnares, 1998

1 c4! ! 2 bxc4O xc4 llw . d nd

3. xc nd 4 x nd Blckh ped pwn wee it iimpile t id the l f

pwn2 b8 3 c5 b2 4 c6 @7 5xg6 d6 6 5 xa2 7 c4@c7

e 7 . xc6 xf5 there i nthet f xc ecue f 9xc2 2 1 5 nd 1 1 3 .

8 g3 al 9 xa3 xa3 1 @h4Drawn

n pitin where the ide hingthe rk cnnt ctiely uppt theped pwn the minr piece eenty pre t e trnger thnthe herere n imprtntk the dende i t enre thectiity f the rk nd king.

ith ml nme f pwn gd denie erce i eedy the pilty f n echngecrce with the elimintin f lthe pwn with trnfr t pitin which lthgh wthtpiece i til theretic drw.

Tavadian-TsskovskyIrkuk, 1983

reie i mteri dtgehite hld djt the crditin f hi piece in uch wy thtthe thret t dnce the f-pwnhmpe the ctiity f the rk nd

king nd win the pwn n theueen nk gethe with thi iti imprtnt t y lckdetee pwn

1 c6 d3 2 gBlk wud rediy exchnge the

pwn r he f-pwn t 2 f4de nt wrk ece f 3 d4 44 e2 f5 5 x4

3 b4hite de nt nd cler-ctpln t ttck the -pwn reut there till remin interetingtrgge r temp eding t deciie ncree n mtei dntge A Rdin pinted tthere w win hee wth theilint mneure 3 d4! @f4(3 4 de nt wrk ece f 4e6 f5 5 c5 xc3 6 x3xc3 7 e4 c g3 nd 9e2) 4 e2 e3 (e ll4 4 de nt wr ece f 5d etc) 5 d3 (he cnn



pay 5 e7 becae f 6 2g3 7 f e8 6 b87 d2 e 8 c6 6 an aneegant dance f the king alng thetiangatin e2fl typica pwn ening cminting in thewin f the b

p

wn

3.. d7 4 �e3 '5 5 4?t wa til nt t te t et t

the abvementine pan weveite caee avance f te fpawn emve hi cntl f the eqae alwing te k t evelpgeat ctivity with ppt m teking. In eect the mteil vntage i nw devaled

5 .h7 6 5 d7 7 d2 83 d7 9 a2 d3! 10 2b3

he white king i ct ng tet3d ank an when the pp

tnity peent itelf an dvnce fhe bpawn i teatene hechance f the w ie ae een1 1 'd2 d3 12 c2 3 b4

4 14 a6 d5 15 c7 �c616 6 �d5 17 g5 g3 18 c3g2 19 @cl 20 d2 b4 2xb4 x4 and te gme nende in a daw

ee i a gd ittin f teiue t epit ne chance.MiesAdorjan

kaan-Zee 1984

wo mnor ece gan a rook 15

Specily the impein itt Blck vntge f aeciive chacate wevenlyi w tat even tg ted and g7 pawn e med idenive ece ae in n wyehated.

1 Jg2 �g8 2 �g5?n c ending it i vey impt

ant t activte te k i iacieved by 2 g5 e4 3 f if 3 .f6 4 g6 5 g4 thecance ae leay n ite ide4 f6 f6 b 'g7 6 b6with the iea f 6 . 7 g hepitin i implie nd ite btin enite cuntepy cite wit te piity fceting a tnt ped pw nthe qee nk

2 e4 3 g3 xd5 4 h6?

ite again mie the pptnty t ctvte te k thgh in ae vble light Cect w 4 g7 g4 f6 . . . ktempting ccnt 6 4 f6 7h4 e7 wning the f pawnhwee by paying 6 g3 hitei ced t epeat the pitin6 . .e4 7 g4 ince it i nge

the ihp t eave te b7 gna cae f te theat f6 6g c6 7 4 t i e t hlthe check t the king in eeveafte 7 \f4 �6 it i nt ey hite t h the pitin eamp 8 5 9 g3 g 8 e �h5 9 g d5 withadantge t Black neethelepibitie f eitnce we fed y 8 4 h 9 �g3! bt nt9 g7 d 7 e4 8 �f4�h6 9 g8 an with a active kite ca ccey enimef

4 e7 5 c3 5 6 g5 xg77 c8 d4 8 e8 6 9 g4

c6 10 b8 d4 5?



1 To mnor ece gin rook

Nw s te fpwn is st ementin tt n 1 d8 Blck regps is pieces y 1 12'g3 e4 lwed y 1 3 f5 ndte dpwn qickl dvnces11 'f6 12 h4 xf 13 h

Beted ctiviy y te pssedpwn

13 .. 3+ 14 �h4 d l d8 d416 d6 17 h6 f+ 18 h3xh6 19 xh6 d3 20 h+ hi rsignd

Lets lk t n mp we minr piees ve t d ckn nsgt y n ctive k wentee is reive mtei eqiy

KrsabCndide Zric 1953

e inititive ys wit Blck isrk is very ctive weres teknigts re wy m ctr nd wt is n ess impnt,tey ve n spp pnts Besidestis it needs t ecn wit tepssiiy f tns t pwnending its min tsk is qicklyt pt igt te crdintin f isknigts Let s prceed witPees lgicl nd etil lige mnevr wic slved tepem f t dence.

1 @ 2 d2 �7 3 3 4 43c5

And s te cdintin f teknigts is pt igt ey dendne nt nd teee enssile

4 . f 5 gl 6 f6 7d7+ '6

is pes f diving wy teknigt m te pwn nreStnge is 7 . �g5 rying t keepck te king nd cte pssedfpwn

8 6!

e knigs ve egped ndgin e unssille

8 � 9 'g3 b3+

cnsideing is 9 f4 teven in tis cse te king is nt iged t step ck emple 1�g4 f 'g 3 d7(weke is 1 c4 ecse f1 �d5 13 d 14 g nd te knigts r "ing wile Bck is le t cete pssed pwn) 12 �d5 13 dc5 14 g 15 x wit pe dw

1 �h4 1 c!A ctic stin t t pms

f denceypic sc endings ite ecnges pieces ndtnspses te gme t dwnpwn ending



1 1 . xc 12 d7 d6 13xc xc 14 g @b l

And te gme w dran e w mve.

it e pwn pced n nen te t f te dending ideti emin qite cmplited

MsKndrmannBat 1983

Bc te dvntge ince e te piiiy f ceting ped pwn Bt te mll nmef pwn give Wite deniveecet n pppite mment

t cice i ip nd tin teeticly dwn pitin1 6 2 c3e et pcic cnce In te

event f 2 c7 c2 3 (fte 3 f 4 d8 2 ite le pwn, ince e cnnt ply xgece f ) Blc ply nt3 . f44 d8 2 g witpiiitie f dence t t fl 3 6 wit te ide 4 f4 4gx4 6 f4 3

2 Ixh2 3 d 7 4 d4@6 3+ g6 6 l 4+ 7 d4h5

o minor piece aga a rook 7

A peedy dvnce f te ditntped pwn ld ed t win Bc

8 @ h4 9 4 @?

Celene fte wi Witeve e gme wit pingtcticl lw e nl cntntin ppe t e 9 6 nd tepwn wiy dvnce Femple 10 f6 3 11 4 e2 2g6 e6! f g2 43 2 f e2in t ce witn ey win

1 xh4 ! !Nw it ll me dwn t te

eticlly dwn ending10 gxh4e itin i nt cnged y1 x4 f 6 2 g

f6 3 f nd 4 xf4 wit dw

11 @xf4 Ig2 12 Wite wld ve epied wit

ti mve l e eelwed

12 6 13 h3 l 14 g4bl l h3 b4 16 @ 17g4 b3 18 f4 19 g2b2 20 h3 nd Bc n cnvined imef f te tiliy fplying win



8 To minor piee aain a rook

he there e pwn n nen r th de the k cccely cntend wth the mnrpece.

DanPtAuria 978

Mte dvntge hte

de ut the evtlty f pwexchge whe pw e dvced gve the dede thepty f exptg the exchnge crce mtve t ech theetclly dw p.

1.f6!he me ctve ..f5 cete t

mch pce the hp

ctvte.2 g4 3One f the mt mptnt e

emet plyng the etrctf the kg mvemet

3 h6 4 h4 b3 5 h5hte pl the tr f the

hp d4 d ge the ekg4-g.

5 ..b4 6 �g3 b3 7 d4 d3 8b2 b3 9 cl c3 10 d2 c2Me prcped . d3 hd

ng he thd n d pevetghte cmg mneuve

11 3 c3 12 a3 13 e4a4

Nw dence y he k mve t the urth k.

14 b4 15 d5 a4 16 b4 17 e2 b7 18 c4 d7

he kng ek thgh thecetre d Bc chnge the

k hzt etce t vertc e.19 7 20 d5 e7! 21 c5

8 22 4 c8 23 d4 e8 24e3

Blck h preped gt theekhgh g4-g. F xm :

24 g5 fxg 2 g d 26 3

g dedng gt 27 gxh6Nw the evet f 27 gxh6 gxh6 27 g6 Bck edy t ccethe exchnge the dk-quedhp echng theetclydwn pt.

24 7 25 c5 d7 26 f5d5!

n pevetg the ttempted

ekthgh f the kng the dqe Bck ce g cudethe k dence ng the n.27 d4 a5 28 �e4 b5 29 6hte cn ttempt t rek

thgh wh the kng y plyng 29d7. ee e me mpe vtn : () 29 . . 5 3 6 63 1 c 5 32 d 7 33 d6

h 34 d4 () 29 .7 3 c6c7 31 d d7 32 e6 7 33c 34 d7 c 3 (c)29 . . . 30 c c 3 g32 3 33 e6 h7 34 cc nd Blck cceed n dedng hmef

29 a5 30 c4 a3 31 e6A efe 31 g5 fxg5 32 fxg5

de nt wk vew f 32 . h333 gxh6 h4+ 34 e3 xd4! wh dw.

31 .. a5 32 d7 a2 33 g5Reccg hmelf t the ev

te dw. O 33 d te nce mnted y 33 . d2.

33 . fxg5 34 fxg5 Ia6



As pssie is 34 h 35 gh6h4+ 36 @e3 xd4 37 xd4 gxh6wit dw

35 g6 d

DranOn 36 g4 hee ws36. . .d4

onomaiov-askttHang 1999

he weknwn Sctch endingwith w white min pieces ginst ck k he gme smthytnsed t this dwn psitinthee nly emins t mke sidme ee the time cnt

1..a2?n ccdnce with his ctiesye.2 xd5 d22 . . d5 3 43 4 6Despite the win f he pwn s

ee it is nt ppent hw Whitewins

4 h4 @d6 5 5 2 6 I87 g6 7 8 cl J 9 d3 7 4 8 1 h5

Nt n s decsin. It wspsse the sme t echnge ng5 ttch himsef t the ckpwns pce the ishp n f theknight e4 nd t n with the

o minor pee agan a rook 19

king t f6 h6 wee it shdnt e engh win

1 1 . 7 12 4 J8 3 gJ8 14 d3

It is dict t ech te h6 pwnsince Bck des nt w te whiteking dmissin t f. A his hpesy in hmnitin id m theWest

14d5 15 e2 d4 16 d2?

e cn t keep himsef wiing17 l 2+ 18 c2 5 19

e3 3 2 d3 c3 21 elcl 22 x

And hte on shy.Chnging the mtei nce

tinig psitin with k ndpwns ganst tw min pieces) sey ften epited y chesspyes

f the ighest nktrosan-aMoo 94

l .. Cx3 !? 2 x7 Cxdl 3 xdad8 4 Cc3 xdl 5 Cxdl d8 6 d2

the tw pieces Bck hs ntite engh mtei t ctiting the k gies Bck scientpy.

7 @ a5 8 e2 5! 9 a4 d4



1 0 Two minor pieces against a rook

After creating his assed pawn,Back can rivet Whie's rce to hetrugge against it

1 xd4 exd4 11 el a2 12 g4

13 4 'e7 14 al+ 15dl a2 16 h4 6 17 h5 <e6 17t d3 g6 1 8 hxg6 hxg6 1 9 e2 c220 'dl c3 21 @d2 g5

And Back quiety hed he draw

Beiavsky-GeerErevan, 1975

1 . Jb4!Bk sands to win the a2 pawn

and Whte nds himself ced wthro m

beyond his conrol Now 2

td2 doe not wok becase of2 . . .b2 Theee White has oconne hi s ihop o paivity

2 d3 a4 3. l

g5!A awn advantage on the an i

ony ea when is exloiation gesnder way

4 @e2 @g7 5 d2 6 @d3 47 e2

Ae 7 f h4 8 h3 h5 and 9 .ga weakness arses r White n g.

7 ..h4 8 h3 a4d a draw was agreed.

Formanek-MikhachishinHasngs 1 985

1 ...t xb3! 2 e7! t xcl 3'xt+

Thee· s nhing ese r White3... @x8 4 :xcl xa2Back has a rook and two edge-

pawn r two ieces To win it i

scient r hi to exchange thebiho5 g5 6 6 e4After 6 xh7+ ' 7 xf6 Zc3

1xc3 xf6 the edge awn mstdecde the tcome of he game

6 ... f5 7 t 6 a7! 8 xh7+ xh79 b4 c5 10 xc5 bxc5 11



xc5 a 12 c4 xc4 13 xc4a4

Agan tee ha een a tanmaon of e adantage Th me thegame ae on to a oo endngwth oona adantage Blac

To mnor pc agan a rook 1 71

14 c2 a3 15 a2 @ 6 @l'd6 17 W2 'c5 18 'd3 'b4 9'c2 5 2 h4 4 21 @bl d7 22@c2 c7+ 23 �bl 'b3 24 d2

h7 ht rsignd



1 1 Rook agans kg an paw

he rk is a litle trnger tan anight and t wld eem ta withpawn n ne ank the ngt inew f t capacity t mp cdcmpet wih a trnger pecewer practce hw that n th

type f ptn the ngt eenweaker han the hp ttgge aga a rk

'h3!

aragsomBudaes 1984

Back i in tte zgzwag ade rced t et t the whiteking

..d6 2 7 4 3 a7 f6 43 g4 5 4 f6 6 �5 g47

6 4

Bad 7 g5 xf5 gxh4 9 a6+g7 10 'g5 e3 1 Ja2 adte attack te pawn @ h7 9 a5! 3 10 'f6!

h6ere i ang himelf y

1 0 f5 1 xf5 gxf5 2 xf5

@g7 13 xf4 @f6 14 r1 xg2 1 1 'g5 1 2 a2 andthen 3 J winnng te pawnand then al the n g6 and 5

1 a g4 12 @ @h7 3a7! h6 4 '!

Adng 14 g f6+ 15 @hg5 ! 4 6 5 g4 6 g7!

Back rsgnd

e d need t tlk at a igaignent f rce whenminire prde riantexampe

Romanshn-RodrguMoso 1985

t pe perhap r a

grandmaste t e thi pitinA t t yeit s pe1 .h5Simper i 1g7 nd 2 f5

creatng a typica drawn etp2 '4 g5 3 \f4 6 4 �3

lg5 ,



ow, howeve, afte g7 5e f5 6 f nd 7 a6+weakening the g5 quae whee thewhite king wi inate

5 h4 6?Bck oe h nee. Ae thecoect 5 . 6 f h6 7 a6+g7 8 e5 g 9 We6 g5 ! i iti a daw ow, howeve, a ookagaint pawn endng i reahed

6 W4 g5 5 Wg 8 5gxh4 9 x h3 10 W5 h2 1 g5 2 h Wg4 13 Ixh2 h4 4g2 W 15 a2 Back rsignd

HakBiavskyBed 998

Dence n ch potion i noteay and eqie, in the t inance an ndertanding of the editon of the nction eween hi piece Theree Whitehod place hi knight on h3 andwait the ack kng Intead ofth he decide to pot h knight ong3, which pove to e ncoect1 2 a 2 g3 5 3 g2a4 4 4?

Too active, ut yo know, thi inot a ook ending He hold pe4 W

4 .. Wd5 5 6! 6 g5?

Rook gn kng nd n 73

When dending one hod edce the amount of emaining mateia, theee he houd pe 6h5

6 5 h5 a3 8 h6White intend to attack the h7pawn8 @c4 9 @2 b3 10 hlyng to povide a coveing de

tachment r the ck king 0. b2 1 d3 12

Wd2 13 4 b3 4 g2 x4 15x4 W3 16 c5

Afte 6 f6 f 17 xh7Black play 7. . 8 ! llowed yh8, and ll the whte pawn aeaacked

6 . b4 1 Wg3 x4 18 d 9 g4 20 g 21h3 hi rsignd

Incdentlly, idm ot the ame

caica endgme againt AlekhineaovKamky

Bueno A re 994

..h!A coect tanr of the knght tog6 in orde to dend the h pawnand atack the e5 point

2 @h3Ae g5 xg5 3 h the

knght a the me goe to h7



1 74 k agai kigh ad pa

28 3 4 g6 4 g Wg8 5Wg4 Wh 6 @ g We3 @ 8@4 @ 9 c 1 W6 11 c6 8 12 6 g 13 2

@ 14 g8 6 Wg andWie anno eak Back defene eee aw

i wel known a wi pawnon one ank e knig i aeonge an a iop B again aook e knig pove vey weakine i oen anno eape om epi of a moe moile ook

1 c3!

Beiavsky-hoLiare 1 995

nio i 1 e3 g5 ! wi eea of f1 2 6 2Foed3 @2 x+ 4 x c6f e en 5 3 5 xf5 4 6 5! xg3+

¢x2 g5

Ae 7 @ 8 @e3 g5 9 gg 1 g5 + Wie pay 1 1d3 lowed y g2 and @e2

8 hxg5 hxg5 9 g4n 9 again low 1

g5 1 1 g2 6+ W 1 c4 12

6 3+ 3 Wc5 Back sige

BiavskyuichikBudva, 1995

1 e6?Depie a e eing e

od aow e3 2 5 f 3g3 g6 e5 o 3 + 5 f5 owed y g3

2 3 W 3 + c6 4 xg

x3 5 Wg3 5 6 3 W6 8 @ 9 a8 @6 1a5! W6 11 g5 12 a6+Back sig

uahuaiermud 193

ne of e w poiion weewi eqa pawn e knig anold e poiion again a ook

1 Wh5 2 a4



a6 thee .f wheo 'h3 e 3 a g gg3 e d6! 6 hxg wth adaw

2 g4 3 gl 4 g3!f coe ot .xh? ecaeof 5 g3 ! b4If a6 the g5 ! 6 hxg e

ad 7 g wt a daw ep . 4 g 7 hxg Wxg 8

e g4 9 e8 h4Ao pole 9 d0 g8 @ 1 1 2 g6 12

d3 e 13 d4 ad a draw

tin-BobotsovMoscow 167

1 2 d4 b 3 axb axb 4d e4!

Acty x d3 2 7 d2

8 e2 d4 9 b8 c4 10 @d4 l l b7

the eet of c 1 c 13 6 Blac old o11.c4 12 e2 d4 13 d7

4!The oly t cet, moe14 b7 d4 Drawn

Roo ns nh n pwn 1 7

APtrosian-RashkovskMns 976

thee a a Bac o play a w? To ti qeto thegadmate hmelf aweed the amate ad to ta wthwet ae oe of the paw. Theeowed

1.d3 2 4 a3 3 @ h3 !Bac gget that h oppoeteae the gpaw H agmet appea to e g h e3xg xg xg wth a w.The Eea gadmae agee wththe edece ad te to ogae adece wth an eqa me of

paw4 2 g3 @ xg4 6 h4 7 3 h3 8 d4 a3 9c4 a6 10 d3 g4 11 e2

l g3 thee the epy e3, ad t ot appaet ow eca mpoe h poto Rahoy ct allow the ecodagmet, the eece of whch co

t of tag the t to moeto h oppoet1 1 .a2! 12 3 a3 13 d4

a6 14 3 g3 l 4 a3 16d3 b3 17 2 b8! 18 38 19 f 20 hl h2 21



1 Roo ns nh nd pwn

g2 22 'f4 'x 23 xf5!

An hee te lat gmeneang in mnd tht the endng aamed tdyke chacte24 g5 �3

n 2 @e Bac wou haepoceeed on the ote e2 �g3

25 f6 @4 ht rsgnd

hno rgivDormund, 199

he dence even wth play onone ank and n exta paw, nteay Hee te mot npeant

thng zugzwang1 8! b2? 1�d6 2 g8 e 3 @e g

@f wnnng ey.2 d8+ �6 3 d4Now Whte ea to nt

te unaway kig3�f6 4 �4 h5Ae @e6 Whte win y

d 6 6 7 3 8 'e @g7 9 h 10 f

1 1 �g �g6 12 h 13

and the kght caught5 �3! @5 g 6 �e2 owe y 7

6 h4! g5 7 hxg5 h4 8 xh4And Back rsgnd ece of

8 . . 9 �d2 0 g6 @f6 f4

e zgzwng ao py an imoant oe n te nex exmple.he ext pawn on the ote an ally ot ae a w moe

Adorj anMorozvchAlush, 994

1 dl! 2 g6+ @h7 3 5

A ltte zgzwangWhte a toeee the lack kng o tat h

ing i paw omewee.4 c4 g6 5 h4 @g7 6 g4 h5 73 l!

e we ng veted to te pawn and hi ac contepa i ad to tt h oenade

8 d5

@ 9 3 @6 1 0 f4Wte e h lt chance10 xh4+ 1 1 g4

1 1 'g e 12 xc +1 1 hl 12 gxh5 xh5 13 g4

�5 1 4 c5 �6 ht rsgnd

Now two ey ima poonwth t one ma deencetewte pwn



okooKhafmanMns 1986

Back pyed1.g5. tyng to ctvte kng e

gme contined ' ' 3 al 'g5 a5+

C5 5 ' Wh

Blck te a conteaack onWte pawn, ut e ant enogme6 'f5 'h3 7 a d77 doen wok ecae of 8

'g2 9 W 1 +8 a7 Back rsgnd

Dokhoanhro

Klpe, 1988

e game contnued1 ?! not e mot eac way to

wnmoe dect wold e 1 \f

R ns nh n pn 1 77

g6+ 2 'e 'g g7 '6 a7 'g a3 e5 6 g3+ ' 7f c6 8 c3 e7 9 d '5 0d7

1@h h8 'g5 3 d5? kng tafe nt coecte kng a to go towad i ownpwn we Wte a eo wnng cance

3 . Q '6 w t poe to et to

paw . C5 5 'd5 6 Wd6 C5 7

6 8 7Wte detey decded otto go ck to paw

8 5 9 a8 Cg6 10 @ f11 a3 f5 1 c3 xh3!

Black calcted ti knownedgme vey caely

13 h3 \g 1 h6 f 15 g6

'h3 16 If6 Wg3 17 '6 8'5 19 W 'g Dran

A kg genealy moe eta a op we e pwn ea on one ank ut gat ookte kgt a a moe dcul tme

orh-hzr

Brn 1993

1 'g3 6 g5Back a to uid ome o of

w agat Wte kg t t

cnnot e doe



1 78 Roo n nh nd pwn

3 a5 W g6 5 W3h5 6 a6 Wg7 7 f 8

Anohe good poiity wa 8a f6 9 h4 g6 O h f4 g4 an ae a check he kng oan he ey mpoan f C

8 h5 9 g f 10 g3 t

1 16

Anohe mehod wold e d6, d and 3 h

1 1 d 1 b5 13 h5d6 1 7 Back rsignd

wo inuctie and would evenay amazng ending played y anineaional mae om Ageninaagan expeienced gandmae

on-Atrman

Erevn 1996

Whe heaened o playJgg3-c3 and ae capng he pawn wning he wel-knownendng of ook again kigh whhee pwn on he nk B Aleman nd an eegan way o avehe game

13 xb d5 3 cf 3 g3? hen 3 f6 and he

ook a ta ae 4 h63 xf

d Wf6 5 g8 6g3 5!

Acivty come

7 3 h 8 xg 9 h31 0 g3 l 1 1 c3 g 1 xh3f 13 Wh f6 1 a3 g615 h5 f 16 h

hee nohng n 6 @h6 dowed y he adance of hefpawn.16 g6 17 g3 5 18 h f

19 a6 Wg7 0 1 a5f6 a6 W Dran

Zachik-orinErevn 1996

o he exchange Whe ha heepawn ad an eaily winnngpoion exampe

g6 a6 f 6 3 f6+ xf6

4 h6+ h7 xg6+ 6 h g87 hxg8+ xg8 8 g6Bt Zaichik dd not ee h planand che anohe ne

1 f5 f6 a6 3 g5 al f5

No ad wa 4 f a4+ a3 6 f4 a4+ 7 g3 a3+ 8h4 a4+ 9 g4 and thee noence agan ff6+ and g5g6 a 5 g6 h6!

he thea wa 6 g5 and hen 7h-h6

6 d76 g4 le o oghly he ame

hing6a5 7 f6 a6 8 W a7

9 7 a5 1 0 5



Bee ealy wa 10 f6 rearg he re of he kg

1 . a7 1 1 '6 a6 1 @a7 13 @6 a6 1 '5 @xh5

15 g7 a8 1 6 ghere ohg 6 f6 h616.. a5!Now Black ma ak o kee

he kg a r away a oleom he f4 aw

17 @ a 18 'd3 a3 19' a @

If he whe kg head owardhe ook he a a eceary mome llow a8 f6 g6 g8=xg8, xg8 f5, ad a daw

.. a3 1 3 a8 5@g6 3 g8 xg8 7 @5 xg8 Wxg8 6 '

6'!A clea-cu movead a dra!

I he lowg oo Wheha good comeao he exchage, u he ould mmedaelyar udg a e r h kg

R ns nh n pn 1 79

MartinoiMikhachishnl 1994

1 b5?Nohg gaed y @

x4 @g1.d5 5 @ 3 d6here o ag hmef y 3

e3 '3•' 'd 1I e eve of 4 e8 + 5

d x5 6 xf6 ae 6 h5 whhe dea of 7 f5 Back ha a decve adaage

.x4 x? 5 e4 ' m

ake ecaue of 6 xf6 x5 7

xh75@clhe eu o chaged y 5

e8 @xg35 •a! 6 b6r 6 e8 7 f6 h66a8 7 @c b8 8 b7 'xg3 9

'd3 'xh 1 ' 'g 1 1 'd5 h5ht rsignd



2 Qun Enngs

I ee edgame the ma picple ae ghty dieet oothe edig Ad, to e pece,hogh mateia adatage (xampe a paw aaly hageat igicace, mch moe im

pota a paed paw Th thema pcpe ca e placed thelowg ode(a Paed paw

gx + 3 �cl �x h5Whte t expot h chace o

the tmotthe paed hpaw ao eady to e exchaged he paw.

.c+ 5 d!

Io i ' , ad ae theadace of the -paw the whitekg i theateed with mate Whtedoe ot fea the ta to a pawedg

5 . c6 6 h8!( Actity (appoach of the kg(c Actity of the ee(d Comiatoa explotatioao cto

Wite wat to adace the hof paw the

Passd Pans

Mkhahshn-GudNole, 191

hee lowed g6+! g7If 'xg6, the g wth

pepetal check o l g6 e7+wth te ame eult

6 .d5+ 7 @l c+ 8 �b

d+ 9 b3eeg the paw half-way!9 a+ 10 b b+ 11 a

d+ 1 �b3 d3+ 13 bd+ 1 a5 a+ 15 b6

he white kig i p i thecoud and Black econcie hmelf to a dra

EdaskrMarshaNew r 1923



A dfclt ggle wt a paedpaw opg to qee t wt ekg ale to ge ove o hep

c g5

Svg o ceae coepay.Howeve 2 e deeed te pefeece edg o a teg o he quee ak w aexcage of te h7 ad g6 paw he paw o a .

3 a5 4 4 a 5 b5! �g6 6b6 'h5 7 a6 g4 8 a7 g3 9 xg3xg3 10 c5 'g6 d6 @ f4 �6 3 3 �d7 1@ 6 15 � c 6 xg3xa7 17 g8 'b7 18 xh7 ad9 xa7 +

Tamanov-GgorSn Fe 190

d3!Dedg aga c2+ ad

pepag a, teee Bac decde o a paw acce wh theam of acvatg ce

1'f6 xd5 c 3 �h3cChace of avg he game emaed wt 3 . 3 f f+ g2 d 1

4 d4! 6Not pole @ ecae o

f+ o ...'g5 ecae o e5

5 4 d7 6 �h4 d 7 5!

Quee Ens 181

Aa ot 7 xg6 vew o7 .h2+! mpota o actvaeh g va he g qae

7 a 8 g5

No ep 8 . . 9 f6 9 f4 b6 c8 xg6

Back ca eg ce .e312 x x+ o ue ecaeof 3 g+

Actvty ppoch o th kng

e of e mo mpoa co qee edg.

1 h3 h5

b-HrtnckDormund 98

hewe We w pay g3gotag ea wg cace.

d7 f6 3 8 6?e oy dece wa 3 ..'g7

e7+ @h8 5 '7 6 + �h67 g8 2 ad Whe mt eto te pa wh g3-g, ceag apaed e-paw

4 8 '6 5 !Sddely hee ha appeaed he

ea of peeag to the gak wth the wte gveytypcal c.

5 a4 6 g8 6 7 d8 6

8 d4!



82 Queen Enns

Ad Back regned ecaethee o defce agait f4gFo exame 8 . a2 9 g7 o8 . c2 9 e4!

MkhachhnN eto rovchBu 994

1e7

ee edig the kig mtethe e ta-a o ltaacte!Bette hee woud e a3! cttig o the white kig

e5 b6If 2 a3 the 3 d6+ 'e8 4

e6+3 c7 4 f4 b6 5 g5

e8 6 h6! Back reigned.

ttnerBerntencorr 968

1 c3! cS+ c4 °e3 3 Wb4d+ 4 c5 a5 5 d4 d+ 6e5 d8 7 d4 h8 8 e4h 9 d3 + 10 d g

11 c 1 b b5 13 dBack regned.

HMkhachhnBupes 989

The g ay aoache tow aw ut ey ofte it aohead towad the ooet igto ceate matg theat

1 g6 °g 3h7 e5 4 e7 Wd4 5 d8e3 6 e7 W 7 a7 @ 8

gA a eu of the aoach of theack ig ie ha had to miace hi ee

8 .. We 9 d4 c 10 g4 d31 1

3 d 1 4 c3 13c

d6

14 h3 d3 15 g3d7 16 g4 d4!

The lac uee cetaied tothe umot thee o theat of eeal check ad the mach of hea6 aw decie.

17 g3 e5 18 h3 a5! 19 a4b3 0 g b 1 e3 ahte regned



T act poton of th qun

h aow the ng to e tedn the gge agant enemyawn

GufdMnSo 967

he whte een conto theoton ad aac a Bac weakee oy neceay o ncude the ng

1 @f fS 4 c7 3 @ b6 4+ @h6 S b3 d6 6 c4 7 7@ b6 8 b c7 9 @d S1 @c a 1 xcS a 1@c3 x 13 c7 'g8 14 'd4

bf 1 d+ then 1 �e e3+1 6 @f6 wth a decve nvaonS c3 16 xaS xg3 17

d8+ @7 18 aS 19 b6 f40 c 'g8 1 a6 d

Ae 1xe3+ e oneadvanced aed aw cethan wo

'S 3 @6 xb3 4�f6 S S Back rgnd.

In the lowng oton, whotand ee? He who a hehe advanced awn o he whoadvance t he? et ee

Queen Enns 83

Mara-AknBrley Beh 929

1.°a6+ @g d6In the t tance Bac oc

ade he oonent awn3 d4 @g 4 c4 @It t out that the whte d awn

can e attaced y the ig b °d8 6 f4 c7 7 @c3 8 g4

Ceay not 8 @e +!theaw n thi mation uay wn Bac

8'7 9 b6 S+ 10 'xS3+ 1 @g g+ 1 @xdS 13 'g6 d6 14 xd6

@xd6 S S a4 16 @xg7 a3 andBack won

KrAronnMoso 91



14 Quee Edg

@6Bee 1 h5 o e4 ng

omehow o exo h awn majo-y on he kng ank

g3 3 @g 7 7 5 @ 7 6 ! 5A decve make Coec

5 f5 endeavong o advance hawn

7 g @ 8 c5 9 c8@ 0 Wg @3 \6 @d 6

Ao no ad 1 2 xf6 @ 3 x x c6 3

5 c7 d 6 c8= = 7 6W3 8 7 W 9 7 @30 x7 and t on ea

Ronovkyrgocow 1935

\5Ae h cenaaon Whe

hean o an h kng o e4hee Back m h wh hconeaack

.\ @3 Yc 3 @ @5 xg3 5 xc5 @g8 6c @8 7 g

Wh he hea o exchange Wheoan he g ae h kng

7 . 8 g6 c 9 V7g 0 @ @7 5 g6 7 ck ign

Cointon xpottio ovriou ctor n qun nng

onMkcn

Bee 1 995

Back ha a oeced aedawn a mch ee awnce

5! @g V3By ecang on a an o awnnng awn endng Backheaen o advance h aedawn

3 c3 g!Whe wan o he ack kng

n a ox, od ogh on .. 5 ! 5 5 @6 6 8 @5

7 5 c 8 5 c 9 '30 W c it rignd.

otvinnikDonrNoodwjk 1 95



Back ha he ee tctue andtheee Whe ony chance en he ceaton of a paed a-pawn,whch wll e qucke han thepaed hpawn d @g c h 3xa6 g5 4 @ xh5 5 d3g

A tapae 5 g6? 6 e hepawn endng wnnng Whte

6 a4 h 7 h5 8 d5h8 9

ypcay pecuatng on thean to a pawn endng Whece ack the opponent queen

9 .h?Bette 9 h, togh even

then Whte poton peale10 b4 h4 11 he queen tapped!11...g5 1 a5 bxa5 13 bxa5 g4 14

a6 Back rsgndKorovPam

rr 1980

hank o h advanced paedcpawn ad tong queen potonon d6 Whte ha a ght advatage

1 ..bn l g5 thee wod have

lowed d3 f6 3 d @ h c7 5 g wth a ght advanage Stonge i 1e cenalng the queen wth chance of a

daw

Queen Endn 18

c5 5n a3 wod have owed

3 c7 @f6 c6 c 5 h e5 6d6, eadng to a poton occngn the game3 c7 6 d6 @ 5 c6

he pawn aleady on c6 andhee no appaent pepetua check

5 .. c 6 h f4 7 g3 @ 9 4 1d

he kng w ody go ehndenemy ne the pawn aleady hano gncance1 .f4 11 c 4 bxg 13 c3 a 4 d7 f615 c7

Whte ha acheved h ojectvea pawn on c7 Now he need ohelte h kng om the check

15 . xa3 16 c4 c 17

b4 18 c5 a5 19 c4f coue, ot pole 19@c6? ecae of 19 5 wth apepea check

19 a b4 b 1 a5a3 b6 3 3 b b34 @c b4 5 d5 Backrsgnd nce the c7 pawn wll nevtaly go on to queen

KarpovTmmanBuen Are 1980

Whte h polem nce the

Black kng play whle White



6 Queen Endns

s plaed r om the scene ofact.

16 h7f White had sacced a paw t

ceate a pased pwn by 2 h4 heTma gae the araton 2 gh43 g5 h3 4 g6 h2 5 e3 £ 6g5+ 7 d2 e2 8 f4+@g2 9 g5 h3 1 h6 \g411 g7 d 12 \a2 d5 13 b3g2 llowed by 14 .h =

.d4The ehange of the a7 paw r

tht h3 vrs Blac3 h6 d 4 @a d5 5 aa5 6 h7 d4 7 h6 d 8 ad5 9 @a b5

Theateng a mating atac afer . .5-4-b3

1 h4 gxh4 11 g5 b4 1 ax4axb4 13 b3

Ae 1 3 g6 3 4 e3 g4 1 5g + \h5 Bla win13 .e5 14 \a e 15 @be3 hte egned

Yuupo-GeeMosow 981

Despit the mateia eqilibiumBlac has poblems in cnnectinwth the ecellent potis ofWhie ing ad n

1 e @ g6

g 3 g4a

Coect 3 . b2 4 f5+ e7 5c5 @e6 6 c6+ e7 7 e4+@d6 8 f4 nd all the ame Whteha dages pased pawn

4 c8 e7 5 c7 @e8 6 \6!Fanast dmti by the whitepeces leadng o a wnnng pawnd

6 .1b 7 e5 Back reigned.

MarYdanBudpes, 982

1.d5!Ths centraisation i beter than

simply payig t elimat Whtepaw

e8 @h7 3 b8 d7e hld not gie he op nt

cnerchanes e 3 . f5 4a7 b + 5 @g2 b2 6

4 4 c6 5 g4Whe nly chace to chang the

corse f the rggle is t open upthe poiion of the oppont g.

5 a5 6 h4 b5 7 g5 c4 8 g3e4! 9 gxh6 gxh6 1 c7 xf5 1 1xa5 1 g xb

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PAN NDNG

1

1 � @ e 3 g4

hxg4+ 4 'xg4 'e4 S hS S+ 6h3! f4 7 h6 7 9 �g 1-0Botvinn

Whe ha a winnng poton, btn the game he o

e3?? 1 a4 d6 aS 'xdS 3

a6! +-) ..�6 2 e4 c4 3 a4 c3 4d3 <xd, 0 , Gev-Tmaov,Noaev 9933

a) gf? gxf 2 'e2 'e7 3�d3 h 4 �xd4 h4, thh Yemonyvaov SA ch 996

(b) 1 gS! 'e '7(2 ..�e7 3 d3 e6 4 x4 d7 5�c4 'd8 6 e6 �e7 7 d3 e6 8'd4 +) 3 e6! (3 'e2 h) 3 4 e @e d3 �e7 6 �c4'xe6 7 'xd4 +-.

4

...hg4Bac thoght that hecold cheve a daw a he paebt coect wa 1 xg4 fxg4 hxg43 hS @e 4 �g3 Bt ddenythe lowed 2 f4! ! c4 3 h5 4 4h6 d3 4 7 g3+ 'xg3 d2 6 h8

l° 7 c8+ and a qeen endngwa reached wth an f-pawn Whte anvaev-Schcherbaov,

Mocow 994

a) . g6? 2 e4 d6 3 h g 4'f b cb d 6 b6 'c6 7e4 b6 8 d3 -0, DeevAnataan, b 989

b) 1.�6! 'e4 2 h g6 3 a4g) 'e6 3 hS '6 4 '4 g6 Se4 gxhS

6

1 g4! hxg4 hS e6 3 a3! g3 4�e! 4 f) 4 � S @'g7 6 'xg3 h7 7 g4 'h6 8@ 'g7 8 . . .'xh 9 �xf6+ 9 eS!xeS 10 'xgS + Evreinov.

7

Whte eigned () becae he didno ee 1 �S 'xc4 (.'b4 2 c h4! 4 3 'g6 �xa4 4 'xhS�3 S g6, with a draw The f6

pawn hep Whte8(a) . 'e 2 h3 (2 h4? �f 3

�g3 �g6 2 . .�f 3 h e 4'g4 e4 h f+ 6 h3! �e3 7



92 Sons

h6, -, Padevsy-atiov So,97

() 1.�g5 �e4 �g4 (2. f+? � !+-) 3 e5 5 4 h3 �g5 5 h4

g4 6 h5 4=9

(a) ..g4? 2 e f4 (2 ..gxh @) e2 gxh 4 � �f @g @e 6 @h2 @d4 7 �xh c48 �h4 @x4 9 g4, ,RunachtOeth, co, 996

() 1 @6 @e3 e5 3 4gx4 4 @ @d5 5 @x4 @c4 6x5 @xb4 7 @g4 @c5 ad thg hues to

1 c4 cxd4 ( . .dxc4 2 dxc xc

e2 +) cxd5 bS 3 e b4 4a4 �e5 5 h5 �e4 6 d6 b3 7 �d Degraevensen, Germany,998.

11

(a) f4? g6=, lyiZhevsyBoinn, eningad, 1 9 8

() � g6 ( ..@e7 2 \f4 @e6 g) hxg6 �xg6 3 �4 h5 4 g3+-

1

Yes, 1.cS g cxd4 3 exd4exd4 4 @e7 5 @e @e6=Kzov-Aprhov Pei, 972

13

() 6 2 c f h fxg4 4hg4 d4 xd4 �d6 6 f, 1,imowichChigorn Card,97

() 1 .c6 h4 2 h d6 h4@c6 4 h (4 g g g hxg

h g4 6 h6 g 7 e d4+ 9 @d=) 4 .�d6 g fxg 6 g @e6!7 g6 @f6 8 @d @g7=. @d6 3h5 e6 4 c5 5 5 g5 hxg5 5 h6

@ 7 xg5 414

Ye, u not y ax4 a 2 @ccx4+ � �d and White resigd, Soa PolgrSmyov, ondon, 1996, t c4 ceatig anmpregnae res

15

1 h6 (1 c6 f 2 @d f4 a4g, ipescCton, Romana,9) .xh6 �c6 @g5 3 d55 4 a4 4 5 e4 + .gxh6 a45 3 a5 4 4 a6 5 a7 6 a8

= 7 g .16

(a) @e? d4+! 2 cd4 @d c4, 0- , avy-Yurov

() 1 @d d4 c4 d3 3 c5 @d5 4a5=

7 e6 ( @g6 �g 2 f @=)

@h3 5 @h4 (2 .g6+ �g ) 3 c4 g5 4 c5 g4 5 4 g36 @h3 7 c6 g 8 c7 +-, och,972

18

(a) .e4 2 4 g4 � g 4f6 g2 4 @8 g= -() 1g4 2 g4 e4 g 4

�x e2 g6 +-c) ..g 6 g4 3 xg4 e4 4

g5 e3 5 g6 e 6 gx h7 7 =e e6 staemt.



19

1e! ( 1 e5 +) h6@d3

0

(a) 1 @g5? a4 h6 a3 3 g7 a 4h7 a = 5 g8= +, 0 , Welect, Od, 999

() 1 4!!

(a) h5? 4 h4 3 5

5 4a5 g4 5 6 a6 6 a6 g3 7 @

+·C) 1 g7!, hmann

Ratch aenad, 1965

a5 (ae the coect 1..a5!Back hd On h3h4 he epe h6-h5, whle on g-g4 ced g6-g5 ) a5 @d7 3 @ �e 4h4 h5 5 e4 d7 6 �d4 c c4 d7 8 �4 c7 (mate aenot changed y 8 �c8 9 a5 (9c6) 9 �c7 10 g3) 9 a5 @c8 10

6 e5 1 e5 e5 a5 1 -0,Speelman-Satae a Pama,9983

�5? (1 ..h5! [ h3 5 3g4 h

4 4 hg4 c6 5 g5 g5 6g5 d6=] .@5 3 g4 hxg4! 4xg4 c6 5 h4 d6=) g4 c6 3g5 e5+ 4 e5 g5 5 h5 6 c4,

Souos 193

10, Anataan-halan, ean,996

4

1 c4 led t deat Whte hudge peence t 1 4! cx4 cx4 @ 3 5 e7 4 g3 � 5@d6 @f6 6 c7 e7 7 7 d7 8@xa7 c7 9 g4! e5 1 gxh5 gxh51 1 a8 e4 1 a7, and a daw.

The game ended @d6@f6 3 �c6 e7 4 �7 d7 5�a7 c7 6 a8 e5 7 g4 hg4 8 h5gh5 9 4 c4 0 c5 3 a7 c6 �6 3 �8 = 4a8= h7 , 0 , oene-lueg,amg, 997

5

ee Whte egned, cacuatng aaatn wth a neceay ecangen f6 wee, coect not ttae the pawn

1 �5 xc4 h4! @4 3 g6xa4 4 xh5 '3 5 g6, and thepawn qeen at the ame tme, whlehe f6 pawn hep Whte,

Klantat, ocow, 9636

(a) 4 a6 c3 3 ed3 4 a7 + 5 @ e+ 6 d 7 a8= e=+ 8 g h4=,PapendecGege, Ata, 998

) 1 c4! a6 d3 3 @e e 4

a7 e3



94 Souios

TAPOTON TO A PAN NG

No,1 . e5 d6 2 g5 (2 h4 e4) g5

3 xg5 c4 4 bxc4 xc4 5 e3 6 g4 g2

xeS xe5 @xe5 3 h4 \4 4 h5 @g5 5

'c '6 6 'b g5 7 g3 @6 8

a4 bxa3 9 'xa3 A 'a3-b-cd3b3-b4 -3 gS e4 4 @e! 'e54 d3 5 'd h4 '5 6 g4 '4 7 g6 d3 8

d e3 9 g7 1- vnovSagac amator, 1989

No 1 x @x � @6 3@ gS (3 g5 4 �xd4 �g4 5' 5) 4 S d3 S 'xd3 @e 6 'c4g4 7 '

cs 'e4 8 'c6 'd4!! 1Renet-Oaon, Reyjav 993

ntead c4 d7 @ d3 3@e d 4 'd @6 5 c5 d3 6

a5 draw 3

1 d5 a �g6 3 fS 4Jd xd S 'xd 'g5 6 'e 'g47 @ '4! 01 BaaovTvaov, SPetebrg, 1993

41 cS! xc5 (bxc5 �d3 A

xa5) xc5 xcS 3 'd3 eS 4@c4 fS 5 'xc5 h5 6 4 ax4 7'x4 4 8 a5 e4 9 @c3 e3 10 'd31- uminPeoan, USSR,1 9 7

5Aer ..5 Jx5 x5 3

axS 'x5 4 e4 'c6 5 e5! xe5 6g5 hxg5 7 6! Bac had to regnAverbah-Bebcu USSR, 1963

6

No, t not woh i g2? (x6 'xg6 5 @ 3 'd4 ) � 5 2 b5=, AdamXe nrance 994

7

No 1 d3 ( 'f4=) 1 .. e5 xeS 'xe5 3 @g 5! -,

Bronen-Timan, Tn 19738

(a) 1 .c5 tranong o adrawn oo endg

(b) '? 2 xd6 x6 3 c5'e7 4 'e3 e6 5 xd6 'xd6 6

�d4 'e6 7 'c5 5 8 g5 5 9'xd5 'g4 'e5 x4 1 5,1, RicardiSorn, Beo Are,1995

No e cno1 gxd7

4

9

xd7 xd7 3 xd7 �xd7 44! g4

4 g4 5 ' 'e6 6 '4 \67 g3

5 g3 gxh3 6 gxh4 @e6 7 'g36 8 hS g7 9 �xh3 �h7 1'h4 @h6 11 3 1 EtrnGev Mocow 1963



1

(a) 1..g5? 2 f5 'f6 3 e3e6 4 xe6 xe6 5 e4 +Petoan-Laen San Atoo972() 1 ..eS e3 xg6

1 1

1.gS (1 e6? xdS 'xdS3 g4! (a typca eaktough3 .gxh4 4 gxhS e6 g 6f4!, Back eged, Deak-othHgay 994.

1

There owe c4+?? 2xc4 xc4 3 d3+ 1 TaSue Soch 973

Correct wa 1 .f4!13

1 dS ('f6 2 x6+ e5 3c6 e 4 xe3 5 5 d3=) xdS 'xdS 3 'a3! (gg odthe a 3 .. cS 4 a4 g6 S h4 hS(5 g5 6 hg5 hxg5 7 g4 +) 6 g3

'c6 7 b4! (7 4? 5 8 'a5? c59 a6 4 7 ..7 8 'bSb7 9 '4 'a6 1 c3! b7 11'd4 'c6 1 xe4 bS 13 d4xb4 14 e4 1- Ryum Iy-Zeevy SSR (ch 1 93 1

14

1.2+? (1 hxg 2 g2?hg2 3 xg2 a5 0 1 VavLevChcag 1992

Neceay wa 2 xh3 g4 3'xg4 a5 4 'f5 '6 5 e5 a4 6 e6a3 7 'g6=.

Souo 9

S

'? (1 g! Jc+ x+ 3 x gS 4 g3

l c2+ 2 e2 c5+ e3 xe3+4 'xe x+ 5 x xe2 6xe2 g6 7 d3 f5 8 'd4 a50-1 AmPoch Bdape,1994

16

1 .f4! e3 gS 3 x4 Jxf44 x4+ 'xf4 S b4 b6 +Szeag-Pk Poad, 1 997

17

No t ot poe.1 6+? x6 x+ 'x 3

exf6 gS! 4 f4 'g8 S xgS h7 +

Adoa-Chen Buapet 99518

(a h5? 2 xh2 3 c5±CrzSeawan Mcow, 1994

( 1.aS+! b3 xa 3'xa d6 4 b3 cS S c3 eS 6d3 7 3 e4 (7 . h5 8 3 f4 9

c3 1 d3 ' + 8 b3 hS9 c3 f4! 1 gxf4 e3! 1 1 xe3 h41 d6! ! ( 12 . g3? 13 xg3 hg314 f6 d6 15 c5 13 b4 eS!14 cS xfS S c6 e6 16 cS g317 hxg3 3! 18 b6 19 c7d7!, and he pawn uee wthcheck

19

(a xe4? 2 e4 d6 3 e5+5 4 c7 MeteChehvTette 1975

( 1 .d6 xa7 cS 3 c6 +.



J 96 Slutions

20

(a) .c4? 2 xc4 xc4 3 4@b 4 f4 @c5 5 g4 @b 6 e! e

7 f ! 'c5 8 5 +-, HengLiebertDDR 1979;(b) .d4+! 2 exd4 �d6

2

1 ixb6 ixb6 2 axb6 axb6 3@ @e6 4 @e3 'dS S c4+ @cs 6

g4 bS 7 rs gxfS 8 gxfS @d6 9@xe4 SoozhenknAncesRggo Emi 1998

22

@5? 2 i+ 'd6 3 f45 4 b! ab 5 a6 'c6 6 @xe4b4 7 f4, -0, Lrsen-Uhmann LasPalma, 1971 1lbS!=



Su 17

RK ENDNGS

1 he game owe .al 2

+ 'e6 On 2 '6 low g+) Jf e '7 xa 1-0 GevhRe ae989.

e hod pay 1. 4 ! 2 �g7g4 3 'f6 4 4 'g6 e6

a6 'e7 6 a7 'e6 7 g7 g4 8 � �d6! 9 e8 e4 1 �d8 f4 1 1 a6 'cS 2 e7x 13 �x 'b4 wth a aw.

2

a 1 d6 �e 2 Je6+ Jd6 'e2 e6+ 'dl �g d2 6\f a2 01 opaovKapaovGeneva 199

) 1 e8! � 2 + e2 3e8 d 4 a8 d2 S a7

3

a) l 2 h a+ �gl

6 6 7 7a7 // eo-Aopa ed997 1a4 2 h4 a2 3 'g3 a3 4

hS Ja S a7 a2 6 'g2 gS ae pawn avae

4

a) 1�e7 2 e6 3 :xd6d4 4 'g3 e7 S e6 6 e6 7 hS 'g6=

() .'e7 2 e6+ 'd7? 3 f6�e7 f 3 h 3 6 h a37 h6 a8 8 7 8 9 h 'f6 0g3 g7 1 �g �g6 1 2 h f613 f g6 1 e 'f6 �g7 'e7 6 ' �d7 17a +) 1 6 8+ 17 �8

18 �6 9 8 20 6+ egevaov emd 99

a 6 a 2 xg xf6 J+ 0- GoGevPapan 1996

1 c4 'h4 2 c6

6

'c6! 1 6 e 2 e e 6 e 7+ �f6 d8 e 6e8 1 + 7 a7 a + 8 �7 J 9 '8 e Soopaov ovgoo 996 eS 2 xeS xeS 3�dS �6 . e d + 4 c6 e4

S + �e7 6 e2 1 + 7 'xe4d6 8 c2 +-

7Coet wa c8! 2 c3 �f6 +I the game owed 1 . .b8 2

b3 xb3 Ae 2 . 8 d 7+ 'f6 a od te oo

edg wtho poem 3 axb3�6 4 �g 'eS S ' �e4 6 e2'd4 7 d2 aS_7 . �e 8 �e2 eS9 �d2 e4 (9 ') 1 c3 c1 e3 c6 12 d4 bS 13 h3 h614 h4 �c6 S c4 KpehZheladnov Gome 968

8

1 �6 g8 (e8 e6!+) 2g4 3 a4 d8 . g8 a8+ h7 d 6 x+ g87 a7 f+ 8 e6 e ! wt ateoea daw 4 a7 h!g8 �e7 d 6 g+ �7 7x +-) 4 b8 . .�g8 xdl 6 a7 agan daw S x

g8 6 g7 � 7 e6 b6 8 a7



98 oluo

b8 9 h7 g8 1 g7 10irovoi formaor 9

9

1 b7 1 g6 g3+ D 2 3 .x5 g6 3 h6 b 1 4b8 1-0 LevehLiitiMocow 1936

10

1 f5 icl reathogh1 exf5 e6 fxe6 3 xg6 Dh5

he game conined 1 f6 b5 a a4 3 f5 exf5 4 e6 fxe6 5xg6 f4 6 h5 7 h6 e5 8 e 8@5 h7 9 h + 8 . a3 9xe5 c4 10 e a 11 h7 a81 Jh7 12 h7 3 13

or 11 £ 12 f d3 13 a) 1g7 12 a 3 a2 a2 4h8= a6! ) 1 f 13 ab3 14 a 15 xa xa16 h8= Jg 0-1 LakerLeveh Mocow 1935

1 1

1 6? 1 e3 e8 c6 +1e4 2 5 Je8 3 a7 3 4 h e25 e h6 6 6 g5 7 7 g4 Booganamni German994

1

1 h7? 1 e8 c3 3

d3 d7 4 c e 5 e 6f6= 1 ) 1 ! ' 1 atie ermolin Tilug1993

13

- arovudain Madrid1992;

1 gxh5 h3 xa5 f52 h4 3 d3 h5 4 c4 f5 5

c5 e4 6 c6 3 exf5 xh4 4e3 e7 (±, din 5 a6:xh5 6 e4 +

14

.d2? 1..b 2 4! d42 2 3 e4 + 3 3 e7 4 5d8 5 6 c8 6 c3+ 7 7 c76 8 d3+ 9 d4 0 d3+ 1 e4 g3 12 f6g4 13 f5 g 10 immanVan We Amtedam 1995

15

a g4 d ! 2 c8 3

4 4 c4 5 h7 4 6 h3 7 2 8 4 9 5 c7 aaovShor Novgood1994;

1 c8 f6 gxf6 :xf6 3 g4Jc6 4 : a6 5 h5 9 g8

16

a d5? f5!! 2 f5+ h6·(h) 1 Id a a :a3 3 g

a4 3 g4 4 h6=) 4 ,PemiaovPekvich Riga 988

17

a) 1 d4? 4 2 d3 5 3 d23 4 c c4 ! + Piaancava eningad 1 992

) 1 a b4 :c

18

(a) 1 g5 g5 2 g5 h4 3 d6 a 1 d6 g7! 2 5 @f6 3 d7+a2 4 @ h3 5 g3 h2 6 a8+ e7 4 d6 d8 5 6 d7 6d7

h8 d6 8 h2 a4 J 6 7 h7 3 8 7 2!



b e4 1 b8 e3 11 @f �f6 1h4 g7 13 g4 h7 14 h gxh 1gxh g7 1 b7+ h8 1 7 h g88 g7+ h8 1 b7 b + eb 1 xe3 b3+ d4b4+, dain-amnk, Caddae (m) 14;

) 1 c8! g7 b6 b3 3 d6 -19

(a) 1.xh4 xg c3 3d d3 4 c h b e( e3 @ h+ 7 d d3 8e) d8, Draw DreeBeliaky Odea 8;

(b) g �e ( @d +

3 e g4 4 �f h xg4 c3

g 1 a D 4-d3 +) •d3 3d g 4 d g4 hS c3 6c8 d4 7 h6 h 9 e8

1 h8 g3 1 h7 4 andhee o efnce agains hemarch of he g4 pawn.0

1 �f6 c6 @e c8 ( . c3 �6 c8 4 e-) 3 g6 h7 4c6! a8 S f t e6 Can.

1

1 g6 f6 eS 3 f6! (3 a =) 3 .xf6 4 e6(4 f g4 f 6 g ) xg7 : 6 a7 + Bayer-Poaek,Lxemburg 18

1.aS (1.g7 a f6 3f4 e6 4 @e4 h �f4 @f g3 @g 7 a4+- Homo-Hain,nsk, 1) �4 @g7 3 e4 hS4 d4 h4 S c4 h3 6 �b4 S 7a h 8 h f6 9 aS @ 10 a6

h7=

Souto 199

3

1 c4 a4 b3 a3 3 cc3 4 b! +- Sawe .

4

(a) e3 g3 a 3 e8 (3a7 g+ 4 ) 3 d4 4f4 xa6 d8+ @c @g, 1-,libin-Neednichi, SSR 18

(b) �x a7 a3!,Gelnd

S

(a) .h3 g3 +-, BykoaRbzoa m, 18

(b) 1 h g4 h3 3 xh3xg7! saemae

6(a) 1 a8xa8 xa8 f 3

h8 �g4 4 �c h3 d4 �g3 e3 g=, amme-Soonko,Lenngad, 13;

) b7 @a6 f6( 3 b h3 4 a3 -) 3@bS 4 a xa8 xa8

fS 6 �c4 h3 7 �d3 +-.7

(a) 1 f4 c4 @e d3 3f6 e4 4 g7 a8 h7 f gg, Gman-Tsein, Rga 1 7;

(b) 1 g4 c4 hS d 3 g6

8

(a) .g f6 3 g a 4, oc-Agdetei,Haaa 18;

(b 1 a d g 3 g6g3! D 4 �g +



200 Soluns

29

(a) ..f5 2 h4 a 3 e3 e4(3 5 4 e4 f4 5 gf4 ef4 e5) 4

e4 e4 5 e4 c4 c4c4 7 @e5= Whenohhachihn en 1998;(b) .h4! 2 gxh4 5 3 e3 a6 4 h5

(4 b3 c4 5 b e4+!) 4 ..gxh55 h4 a5 +.

30

(a) 1 h? @d3 2 @ h3+ 3 @g4h 4 @f5 e2 5 �f h3! + 7 @g e3=, ke-Sokoov,Domnd 995

(b) �g4! @d3 2 g6 e2 3 @g5e 4 xe xe 5 g +-.

3

(a) .b3 2 Jg7+ h8 3 b7b4 4 @g, 0, SaoYudSeebg 997

(b) I 2 xe5 Ib3 3 d6xb4 4 e5 d4 5 @e7 a4!! 6Jb7 @g7 7 e6 a8 8 d6 9@d7 @g

32Oy a3 make a daw(a) gxh4 2 c3+ d5 3 Jc2

�e4 4 @h5 5 c3 e2 c2 �d3 h2

(b) .g4 d5 2 a5+ @e4 3a4+) 2 c3+ (2 g5? �c5!)2d5 3 c2 e4 4 @g5 W 5

Jc3+ @g2 6 xg4 g a3a= 8 xa xa 9 h5

33

a) 1 2 c8 a7 3 c7!c7 4 �c7 h7 5 d7 1-0,BenkGeebn, Bdae, 1951;

b) d! 2 �e a 3 d8xa 4 d7 xd7 5 @xd @h=

34

) 1 a4? e3+ 2 d8 f5! 3gf5 f 4 a @f5 5 @c7 g4 d7 e7 7 @d d7+ 8 d7 g3=OlafonT, oooz 958 ;

(b) d7 e3+ 2 @d8 a3 3 Ia8!+.

35

() @g Jg3 2 e 3 a5g4 4 a4 @f5 5 b4 e4 b5+ f4 7 b f5 8 d g4 9Jd8 g3 0 @f h3 0- IoeaniOchk cee, 1997

(b) 5! g3 2 d5 xg4 3 d6e6 4 d5! @d7 5 5 4 x4gx4 7 �h3 xd6 8 Wxh4 @e5 9h5!

3

(a) . .8? 2 g4 d8 3 @g @e84 f d8 5 g7 b5 g5g5 a5 8 @h a4 9 g5 a3 0 g a211 g7 a= 12 g8+ d7 3g7+ 1-0, ein-Sen, Bd Wd

bad 1997;(b) .a3!! 2 xg5 (2 g4 h33 �g5 g3 4 @f @g8 5 g5 + g =) 2 .. g3 3 @6 �g84 xa xg2

37

c2! �e 2 :c3!! a3 3 x7

4 e3+ d5 5 x7 a2 6 a3 -0KonannooFidma, ov194038

(a) 1 .. .b 2 �h5 g 3 g5 g54 f5 ! 5 f, 10 Zaiebe Bum 199



) i. . b4 2 b 3 g4 'g6 xg4 S x6 gen

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Emma-iemesma Hberpassky 1

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Gause-Adestei Kapo-Hor

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Razuvaev-Kirov 1 Taianov-Chekhov 78

Razuvaev-Ostojic 188 Taianov-Gligoric 181

Renet-Olafsson 30 Tal-Balashov 146

Reti-Bogoljubow 1 Tal-Suetin 32

Ribli-Hertneck 181 Tavadian-Tseshkovs 164

Ribli-Mikhalchishin 88 Tiets-Forsberg 91

Ricardi-Sorin 31 Tikhoirova-Morozova 125

Rittner -Bernstein 182 Tian-Ree 46

Roanishin-Markowski 152 Tian-Salov 190

Roanishin-Nunn 121 Tian-Van Wely 103

Romani in-Rodriguez 172 Toothill-Heesoth 116

Roanovsky-Stahlberg 184 Topalov-Beliavsky 126

Rossolio-Fischer 24 Topalov-Kasparov 101

Rozentalis-Christiansen 133 Torre-Portisch 51

R bl k Sh i di 128 T i G i i 57

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