how to play chess endgames book

WEAKNESSES 119
Black sorely misses his dark-squared bishop,
or at least a knight, as we shall see.
1 c4!!
This move completely changes the situation.
1. .. bxc4
After l...dxc4 the rooks penetrate directly: 2
1:!d6+ @g7 3 !le7 ± and the king soon follows.
2 @c3 l!b8 3 ~el !tb5 (DJ
First White exchanges the annoying knight:
1 llJe2 loxe2 2 Axe2 Ac6
Then he brings all his pieces into position:
3 .if3 h4 4 ~d2 @d7 5 ~hdl ~hd8 6 lec4
@c7 (DJ
4 f4!
Before he transfers the struggle to the b-file,
White prophylactically prevents any counterplay.
Good technique!
4 ... Ad7 5 ~ddl Ae6 6 l!bl !las 7 ~b6 rta8
8 ~dl @g79 I!dbl @f610 ~b8 ~7 11 ~lb7
laa6 12 ~d8 ~c6 13 @d4 1-0
Now comes the vital breakthrough which, as
often happens, takes place not on the dominant
colour-complex but on the other:
7 c3! bxc3 8 ~c2
"Black is in a lost position. His weak pawns
and his endangered king tell their own story."
(Wahls).
8 ... d5 9 exd5 e4 10 Axe4
10 dxc6? exf3 11 ~xd8 ~xd8 12 gxf3 Ab4 +
(Ftacnik in CBM).
10 ... Ab411 lexa3 Ab5 (DJ
l l....ixa3 12 ~xc3 ~b6 13 @c2 +-.
6.08
N.Short - P.Popovic
Moscow OL 1994
12 lexb5+ ~xb5 13 lad4 @d6 14 !lc4 ~e8
15 l:re2 !le516 @c2 l:rbxd5 17 ~xb41-0