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156 How TO PIAY CHESS ENDGAMES
9 ... l:tg8 10 l:txe3 .ltxe3 11 c3 rs 12 @c2 ( D)
12 c4!? bxc4 13 lt:le5 .ltd5 14 lt:lxc4 came
into consideration, to provide the knight with a
better support-point.
B
22 axb4 axb4 23 cxb4 l:tc8+ 24 @b2 .ltd4+
25@bl }la8!
Now the black rook penetrates decisively.
26 @cl l:tal + 27 @d2 .l:ia2+ 28 @cl .lte3+
29 @bl l:td2 30 b5 l:tdl+ 31 @c2 l:tcl+ 32
Vb2 .ltxd3 33 b6 l:txfl 34 b7 .ltd4+ 35 'it>a3
.lteS 0-1
Naturally you have to prevent the defender
from setting up a secure blockade.
w
12 ...@f6 13 J:!h3 f4 14 @di?! e5 15 ~e2
.ltd7 16 l:thl .ltf517@dl l:td8
I 7 ... .ltxd3? 18 .ltxd3 }lxg2 19 .lte2 allows
White to get off lightly.
18 @c2 e4 19 fxe4 .ltxe4 20 b3 a5 21 a3?
(DJ
This allows an instructive finish. But White
is lost anyway; for example, 21 l:th3 l:tg8 22
l:th2 l:tc8 23 l:th3 a4 24 bxa4 b4 25 c4 }lxc4+ 26
Vb2 @f5 27 l:tf3 1:!.d4 28 @c2 @e6 29 a5 @d5
30 a6 @c4 31 a7 }ld8 -+.
21...b4!
Krarnnik opens the position more and more,
to exploit the fact that the rook is practically out
of the game on hi.
9.06
W.Uhlmann - S.Gligoric
Hastings 1970/1
1 a5!
The automatic I @fl? is a serious mistake,
since after I. .. a5 the queenside is securely barricaded.
1 •.• lt:le8 2 .ltd2 h5 3 @fl .ltd4 4 b3 lt:lg7 5
.ltc2 lt:le8 6 lt:le2 .ltb2 7 f3 lt:lg7 8 @f2 .ltf6 9
lt:lc3 .ltd4+ 10 @e2 rs 11 f4
White has increased his control and has the
pawn-breaks b4 and g4 available.
11 ... lt:le8 12 .ltd3 .ltxc3
An interesting decision, made in the hope
that, with an opening of the position, he will
gain support-points for the knights. Of course,
12 ... h4!?, with the idea of 13 .Itel .ltf6 14 lt:la4
lt:lg7 15 @f3 lt:lh5, also came strongly into consideration.
13 .ltxc3 lt:lef6 14 .Itel @f715 @e3 <tie7 16
.ltc2@f717b4
Uhlrnann plays his first trump, now that he
has strengthened his position as much as possible.