how to play chess endgames book

166 How TO PLAY CHESS ENDGAMES
H) The Bishop-Pair as a
Drawing Weapon
This section is devoted to the strong defensive
powers of the bishop-pair.
2 ••. .i.f2! 3 .i.e2 .i..d7 4 Ii'.e4
4 Ii'.d8 .i.f5 5 .an .i.e4 leaves White bogged
down.
4 ... .i.fS 5 ge8 .i..d7 112-112
The advantage of easier exchangeability also
comes in handy in defence, so that, for instance,
liquidation into an opposite-coloured bishop
ending is an important resource.
B
9.15
G.Kasparov - U.Andersson
Moscow 1981
It seems incredible, but White cannot win
here, despite being the exchange and pawn up.
1....i.d4!
Other moves are worse:
a) After l ... l:hb5? White can break up the
bishop-pair: 2 .i.e4 .i..d4 (2 ... .i.d7? 3 Ii'.g8 +-) 3
.i.xf5 gxf5 4 Ii'.g8+ 'it.>h6 5 Ii'.xf5 ±.
b) 1....i.d3?! 2 ~di .i.xb5 3 Ii'.b8 and the pin
is very painful, since Black should really not
exchange any material.
c) l....i.d7?! 2 Ii'.e2just helps White.
2Ii'.dl
Or:
a) 2 Ii'.b8 .i..c5 3 b6 .i.xb6 4 @h I .i..d3 5 Ii'.al
.i.f5 and White cannot take real advantage of
the pin.
b) 2 .i.e4!? sets a fiendish trap, since the obvious
2 ... .i.e5+? runs into the counter-blow 3
);Xxe5 dxe5 4 Ii'.bl !! (4 .i.xf5? gxf5 5 Ii'.dl Ii'.xb5
6 d6 Ii'.b8 7 d7 l:itd8 8 g3 e4 =) 4 ... 1:hbl 5 .i.xbl
.i.xbl (5 ... e4 6 b6 e3 7 @gl .i.c8 8 d6 +-) 6 b6
+-. Instead of this, Black should play 2 ... Ii'.e21
3 .i..xf5 (3 Ii'.dl .i.xe4 4 Ii'.xd4 Ii'.xg2+ 5 @h I
.i.f3 =) 3 .. Jhe8, when his activity ensures him
equality.
E.Magerramov - M.Ezat
Abu Dhabi 2003
At first sight Black appears to be dead lost.
But things are not so simple.
1. .. ltJgS! 2 ltJxgS hxgS 3 ltJxb4
3 f4?! gxf4 4 gxf4 .i.h6 5 ltJxb4 .i..xf4 (Stohl
in CBM) gives Black sufficient counterplay.
3 ... .i.xe54 a4
4 ltJc6!? .i.c3 5 b4 .i.b7 and after both 6 'Da5
.i..d5 7 a3 .i.b2 8 .i..g2 .i..e6 9 a4 .i.c3 10 ltJc6
.i.d7 11 b5 .i.xc6 12 .i..xc6 ~ and 6 b5 .i..xc6 7
bxc6 .i.a5, White's winning chances are better
than in the game .
4 .•. .i.c3 5 ltJdS .i..d2 6 g4?! e6?
6 ... .i.e6 7 .i..c4 .i.xd5 8 .i.xd5 e6 9 .i.c6 We7
IO @fl Wd6 11 @e2 .i..a5 12 .i.e8 f6 13 .i..xg6
e5 14 Wd3 Wc5 15 'it>e4 Wd6 16 f4 exf4 17 $'d4
f3 18 We3 We5 19 Wxf3 Wd4 =.
7 ltJh6 .i.h7 8 .i.hS? ( D)
White should choose 8 .i.g2 .i.a6 9 ltJd7+
We7 10 ltJb8 .i.e2 11 a5 (11 b4? Wd6 12 b5
.i..a5 13 ltJc6 .i.c7 14 .i..e4 Wc5 15 .i.c2 .i.f3 16
ltJe7 Wb4 17 ltJg8 Wc3 18 .i.bl Wb2 19 .i.d3
Wc3 =) l l....i.f4 12 ltJc6+ Wd6 13 ltJd4! (13