how to play chess endgames book

138 How TO PLAY CHESS ENDGAMES
this is by no means easy to decide. Often the
possession of the initiative is the deciding factor.
7.04
J.Lautier - G.Kasparov
Moscow rpd 2002
Both sides have passed pawns, but Black is
in the driving seat.
1. ..l2Jc4! 2 'fil'e8+ @g7 3 'iJf3
3 l2Jxf5+? gxf5 4 b3 d2 5 "&e2 "&d4 6 ~h5 h6
7 Af3 Wlf2+ 8 @hl l2Je3 and Black wins (Ribli
inCBM).
3 ••. 'l&'e3!!
A fantastic exchanging operation: Black's
initiative will only count if the queens come off.
Not 3 ... d2? 4 Wle2 '&a5 5 b3 Ac2 6 bxc4 dlW/7
'&e5+ with perpetual check (Ribli).
4 W/xe3 l2Jxe3 5 lod2 l2Jc4! 6 l2Jxc4 bxc4 7
Af3 d2 8 Adi @f6 9 Wg2 h5!
Fixing the weakness at h3.
10 g4 Ae4+ 11 Wf2 h4! 12@e3 .i..xd5 (D)
13 g5+?
13 @xd2 .i..g2 14 Ae2 (14 We3? @e6 +)
14 ... Axh3 15 @e3 still offered legitimate drawing
chances.
13 .•. @e7
13 .. .'~f5?? 14 .i..g4#.
14 Wxd2 Ae6 15 .i..g4?
15 .i..e2 c3+ (15 ... .i..xh3? 16 Axc4 .i..e6 17
Axe6 @xe6 18 We3 @d5 19 @f3 Wd4 20 ~g4
@d3 21 Wxh4 a5 22 a4 =) 16 bxc3 (16 Wxc3
Axh3 17 Wd4 Ag2 18 @e3 .i..d5 +) l6 ... Axa2
+.
15 ... .i..xg4 0-1
C) Psychology
One important advantage of having the initiative
is of a psychological nature. It is much easier
to set the opponent problems when for the
foreseeable future he has to adopt the (frequently
prophylactic) mindset of a prolonged
defence, without any prospects of counterplay.
Even as strong a grandmaster as Adams went
astray in the following example:
7.05
P.Leko - M.Adams
Dortmund 2001
Black actually has the better minor piece for
a struggle on two wings, but the slight white
initiative proves to be extremely unpleasant.
1 ~fcl ~fd8?
Being attracted to a flashy move is a typical
error. The exchange of pawns only strengthens