how to play chess endgames book

THE BISHOP-PAIR
IN THE ENDGAME
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13 ... gS! 14 ~el hg2 15 @e2 ~f4 16 i..g3
i..cl 17 loa4 hS 18 l!dl h4 19 ~el ~f4 20
i..c3
20 ~xa5 ..i..xe5 21 @f2 h3 22 ..i..c3 ..i..xh2 23
lob6 lic7 24 l!d8+@h7 25 lod7 @g6 -+ (Kasparov).
20 ••• @g7?!
20 ... .§.c6 is more accurate.
21 lob6 :l:h8 22 @f2 h3 23 ~d2?
23 loc4! g4 24 l!d4! ~xh2 25 l!xg4+ @f8
26 l!xg2 hxg2 27 @xg2 a4 28 lob6 a3 29 bxa3
i..f4 +.
23 ... ..i..xh2 24 tod7 @g6 25 ~3
25 ~xa5 g4 26 fxg4 ~c6 -+ (Kasparov).
25 ... g4 26 fxg4 i..c6 0-1
You should naturally prevent the opponent
from setting up a solid line of defence.
Now the h-pawn will be very weak. However,
after 4 .. .f6 Black's defences are breached
with 5 h6 +-.
5 gxh6 gxh6 6 eS locS 7 @f4 ~dS 8 ~c2 f6
9 e6 @g7 10 ~b4 lob3 11 @e3 cS 12 ~c3 @f8
1-0
This was the sealed move and Smyslov re-
signed the adjourned game without resumption.
For example, I 3 Ae4 ~xe4 14 @xe4@e7
15 @d5 +- leaves Black in zugzwang.
Other sealed moves such as 12 ... loc! 13
~a4 ~c6 14 hc6 bxc6 15 ~d2 lob3 16@d3
tod4 17 i..xh6+ +- or 12 ... c4 13 ~e4 +- would
not have saved the game either.
9.09
G.Kasparov - V.Smyslov
Vilnius Ct (9) 1984
Kasparov instructively prevents Black from
building a wall with ... lod7 and .. .f6:
1..i..c3!?
After I rs, with l...~b3 2 .!!ld2 c5! 3 ~3
Elxd2 4 ~xd2 lod7 5 @f4 f6! (D) Black can set
up a defensive line.
However, in the end it cannot be held: 6 ~c3
c4 (6 @f7?! 7 e5 fxe5+ 8 ~xe5 loxe5 9@xe5
+-; 6 i..a4?! 7 ~c4+ ~f8 8 ~6 ~b5 9 e5
loxe5 10 gxf6 gxf6 11 ~xe5 fxe5+ 12 @xe5
+-) 7 @e3 @f7 8 @d4 loe5 9 @c5 tod3+ 10
@d6±.
1 ... .§.xdl 2 .bdl tod7 3 rs ~c4 4 hS! h6
Exercises
(Solutions on page 316)
E9.05 /**
How should the position be evaluated?