how to play chess endgames book

THINKING
IN SCHEMES
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.ig3 9 lt:lc5+ ct;>a8 10 lt:le4 .ih2 ll 4Jc3 @b7
12 .id4 .ig3 13 4Ja4 .ih2 14 .if2 .af4?!
This makes it easy for White. 14 ... .ic7! 15
lt:lc3 (D) and now the black bishop can twist
and tum all it likes, but there is no escape, as
Hecht showed in CBM:
B
22 .ad4 @c8 23 .i.a7 @d8 24 4Jd5
The first step on the W; the knight will end
up on g7, via e7-f5, each time preventing the
black king from heading back to the safe a8-
comer. From e7 the knight controls c8 and from
o. e8.
24 ... We8 25 @d6 @f7 26 lt:le7 Wf6 27 .i.e3
@f7 28 .i.d4 @e8 29 @e6 Wd8 30 .i.b6+ @e8
314Jf5 Wf8 32 .i.c7@e8 33 lt:lg7+ Wf8 34@f6
@g8 35 .ad6 @h7 36 lt:lr5 @gs 37 @g6 @h8
38 .i.c5 1-0
B) Make a Wish!
This theme is closely related to the last section
on target positions, only in this case you allow
your creativity completely free rein.
a) 15 ... .ih2 16 4Jd5 .i.d6 (16 ... .i.e5 17 lt:lb6 B
is similar) !7 4Jb6 Wxa7 l 8 lt:lc8++ +-.
b) 15 ... .i.e5 16 00 .ah2 17 @a5 (zugzwang)
+-.
c) 15 ... .i.d8 !6lt:ld.5 .ig5 (16 ... Wa8 17@a6
+-) 17 4Jc7 +-.
15 lt:lb6 Wxa7 16 lt:ld5+ @b717 lt:lxf4 @c7
18 .ic5 @b7 19 lt:ld5 @b8 20 @c6 @a8 21
lt:lc7+Wb8(D)
Now we have achieved the standard position,
in which the famous 'W-manoeuvre' of
the white knight comes into effect (incidentally,
this is also very schematic).
5.02
N.Vlasov - D.Sokolov
Alushta 1994
At first sight White's defensive set-up seems
impregnable, but we should not give up so easily.
Which black piece could still be improved?
That's right: the king. But where would the
king go if he had a free choice of any square on
the board? Obviously: to a5, since then the b5-
pawn would fall. From this a clear plan can be
formed, one which is achievable:
1 ... We4 2 .i.d3+ @e3 3 .an .ae6 4 .i.d3
.ag4 5 .ag6 h2 6 .i.e8 sn 7 .i.c6
Also after the more tenacious 7 .i.d7!? there
is a way through: 7 ... @e2 8 @c2.ag2 9 .i.f5
@el 10 .ag6 .af3 11 @cl (11 .i.f5 .i.dl+ 12