how to play chess endgames book

ACTNIIY 17
absolutely hopeless in view of the strong passed
d-pawn.
16 ... fJ 11 gxf3 .. bf3 1s d6 :tds 19 ..trs
..tc6
19 ... fte8+ 20 ..te6 ..tc6 21 @f5 ftd8 22 d7
+-- (Krasenkow),
20 d7! :rs 21 fid41-0
w
In the following position the activation of the
king plays an equally vital role:
B
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C.D'Amore - Zso.Polgar
Rome 1989
flashy 6...lt:ic2+? 7 !txc2 !txc2 8 a8'& ftxh2 9
~a6, when Black cannot win.
5 ... e26 h3+
6@f2 e3+ 7@el @f3 -+.
6 ... @fS 7 @f2 e3+ 8 @el @e4! 9 fib4@d3!
10 ftxd4+@xd4 U lt:ib4@c412 lt:ic2 Wc3! 13
@xe2
13 lt:ixe3 @d3 -+.
I3 ... @xc2 14 rs gxfS 15 g;,xe3 fta8 16 Wf4
ftxa617@xf5 ftg6! 18@f4@d3 0-1
Sometimes it is even worth sacrificing material
to activate the king.
Owing to her dangerous passed pawns and
more active pieces, Black is better. But a winning
plan is not obvious, since White threatens
to distract the black rook with his a-pawn and
use the time gained to improve his pieces. Since
the remaining pawns would then be all on one
wing, White would have real drawing chances.
However, Zsofia Polgar grasps the essence of
the position perfectly. She realizes that her king
is the only piece which is not in play and decides
to activate it. It is truly amazing to see the
effect of the black king's advance over the next
few moves.
1...@g7! 2 a4 @f6! 3 aS
3 g4 g5! 4 ftb6+ ffl -+.
3 ...@fS! 4 a6
4 h3 e2+ 5 @el e3 6 a6@e4 7 a7 Wf3 -+.
4 ... Wg4! 5 @g2
5 a7 is met by 5 ... @f3! (D).
After 6 @el, Black should play 6 ... fta8, winning
in a straightforward fashion, and not the
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V.Smyslov - M.Fuller
Copenhagen 1980
Smyslov shows impressively why he is regarded
as one of the greatest endgame specialists.
1 eS!! +-