how to play chess endgames book

174 How TO PLAY CHESS ENDGAMES
Zugzwang. Topalov has achieved the goal
and the game did not last much longer.
3 ... @d8 4.r!h7
It is zugzwang once more.
4 ... r!b4 S @37 r!a4+ 6 @b6 1-0
Similarly, the next position could not be won
without zugzwang.
Zugzwang again.
7 ... @b7 8 @cS @c7 9 i.b3 i.d7 10 i.a2
i.c811 i.c4
The final zugzwang.
1-0
An extra piece in the endgame generally
wins through the use of zugzwang.
10.02
A.Baburin - A.Skripchenko
Bundesliga 2003/4
Black is lost on account of her two weaknesses
at a6 and e6, since her bishop, in contrast
to White's, is unable to lose a move.
1 g3 h6 2 i.b3 i.d7 3 i.a2 it.cs 4 Ac4
Zugzwang. Black's bishop cannot move and
her king must prevent the white king from penetrating
via c5. Since she will soon run out of
pawn moves, Black is doomed.
4 .•• hS s i.b3 Ad7 6 it.al i.c8 7 1£.c4 (D)
B
10.03
Y.Erturan - K.Haznedaroglu
Antalya Ech 2004
The white bishop is the right one for controlling
the queening square of White's h-pawn, so
the win is only a question the time.
l@gl g42@f2
2 hxg4+ ?? @xg4 3 @f2 h5 4 i.d6 h4 5 i.e5
h3 =.
2 ••. hS
After other moves Black also ends up in a fatal
zugzwang:
a) 2 ... @g5 3 i.d6 @h4 4 i.e7+ @h5 5 i.d8
+-.
b) 2 ... gxh3 3 gxh3 @g5 4 @g2 h5 5 i.d6
+-.
3 h4 'l;e4 4 Ac7 @fS S @e2 @e4 6 i.d6 @fS
7 i.e7
7 @d3 would bring about the decisive zugzwang
right away. In the game White manoeuvres
a little before he uses this method.
7 @e6
7 ©e4 8 Af6@f5 9 i.d8 @e4 10 i.c7@f5
11 @d3 +-.
8 i.gS@fS 9 @d3 @es 10 Ae7 WdS 11 it.gs
@es 12 i.d8 'itlt'S 13 i.c7