how to play chess endgames book

WEAKNESSES 125
.llhl 0.e7 15 1;th7 1;tf8 would be premature,
since Black's passive defence is holding successfully.
12 •. J:::!eS 131;tc5!
White provokes ... b6, after which the c6-
square is weakened.
13 ... b6 141;tcl l£Ja715 l£Jc3 l£Jc8 16 liJdl
The last few moves were played in mutual
time-trouble.
16 ••. l£Ja7 17 l£Jc3 l£Jc8 (D)
this counterplay, the white king must either defend
the d4-pa wn from d3 or else transfer to f4.
18 h4!
The black rook is looking after the weakness
at e6; the time has come to divert it. To this end
the h-file will be opened.
18 gxh4
18 h6 19 hxg5 hxg5 20 1;thl puts Black in
zugzwang; for instance: 20 ... l£Je7 (20 ... l£Ja7 21
1;th6 l'.!f8 22 1;th7 l£Jc8 23 .bd5! ~xd5 24
l£Jb5+ @c6 25 l:!c7#; 20 ... l:If8 21 l:!el l£Je7 22
!:!e6+@d7 23 ~e2 l:If7 24 ~b5 ~xb5 25 l£Jxb5
l£Jc8 26 l£Jc3 +-) 21 l:Iel ! ~d7 22 l£Jb5+ ~xb5
23 l;Ie6+ @d7 24 axb5 +-.
19 l:Ihl h6 20 llxb4 l;Ib8 21 l;Ib2 l£Je7
21...l'.!h7 22 l'.!hl ! (zugzwang) 22 .. Jfo8 23
l'.!el changes nothing; infiltration at e6 cannot
be prevented.
22 !Ie2 'itld7
Setting a trap. If 22 ... hS, then 23 ~h2 ! h4 24
@e3, and the h4-pawn soon drops.
23@d3! (D)
The hasty 23 l;Ie6? would have deprived
White of the fruits of his hard work: 23 h5 ! 24
l:::!xf6 (24 gxh5 l£Jxf5 25 l:::!xf6 l£Jxd4) 24 hxg4
25 ~xg4 1;th4 with counterplay, To eliminate
23 ... 1;tg8
Or: 23 ... h5? 24 gxh5 l£Jxf5 25 ~g4 +-;
23 .. J!!h7 24 l::Ie6 h5 25 gxh5 l£Jxf5 26 l:Ixf6 +-.
241;tb2
Not 24 l:Ie6? h5 with counterplay.
24 l:!hS 25 1;tbl l'.!h7
25 @d6 26 l::Iel +-.
26@e3! @d6 27 l'.!cl (D)
B
27 ... liJgS??
This loses immediately.
a) 27...~h8 28 @f4 ~d7 29 l£Jb5+ ~xb5 30
axb5 ~e8 31 l:Ic2! 'i.&d7 32 lle2 +-.
b) 27 ... l:If7 was the most tenacious. 28 @f4
l£Jg8 29@g3! (291;tel ua. 29 liJbS+ ~xb5 30
axb5 l:!c7 31 1;txc7 @xc7 32 @g3! also wins,
but after 32 ... h5! it would take longer) 29 ... l:Ie7
30 l£Jb5+, and then: