how to play chess endgames book

176 How TO PLAY CHESS ENDGAMES
Pre-empting g4 and undermining the d5-
pawn.
7 exfS .ixf'S! 8 g4
Or: 8 lt'ixf5+ gxf5 9 g4 fxg4 l O fxg4 hxg4 I 1
h5 @e5 I 2 @e3 @f5 13 h6 @g6 14 @f4 @xh6
15 @xg4 @g6 16 @f4 @f6 17 @e4 @g5 -+
(Stohl); 8 lt'ic4 a4 9 lt'ie3 a3 -+.
8 ... .id7 9 gxhS
After 9@e2 @c3 10 g5 the bishop displays its
superiority in the race on two wings: 10 ... .ib5+
11 @di @b2 12 f4@xa2 13 f5 .ie8 -+.
9 ... gxhS 10 lt'ic4
IO lt'ig2 .ie8 l l lt'if4 @e5 12 @e3 sst (zugzwang)
-+ (Stohl).
10 ... a4!?
Playing for zugzwang is stronger than the alternative
10 ... @xd5.
lllt'ib6
I J lt'ie3 axb3 12 axb3 .ic8 13 lt'ic2+ 'it>c5 14
lt'iel.ia615lt'ig2.ib716lt'if4.ixd517lt'ixh5
.ixb3 -+.
11 ••• axb3 12 axb3 srs (D)
The b-pawn is lost anyway.
21 lt'id3 h4 22 lt'if2 .ixb3 23 lt'ie4+ @g2 24
lt'ixd6 h3 25 lt'ie4 h2 26 lt'if2 .ie6 27 @e2 .ifS
28@e3 .ig4
Zugzwang.
29 lt'ihl 'it>xht 30 ®f2 Ah3 0-1
Black wraps up the game stylishly with a
zugzwang.
Exercises
(Solutions on pages 320-1)
El0.01 ***/
It is surprisingly difficult to
finish Black off, isn't it?
Zugzwang.
13 lt'ia8 @xdS 14 lt'ic7+@e5 15 @e3
15 lt'ia6 @f4 16 @e2 (16 lt'ixb4 @xf3 17
lt'id5 e5-+) 16 ... @g3!? 17 lt'ixb4 .ie6 18 lt'ic6
@xh4 19 lt'ixe7 @g3 -+ (Stohl).
15 ... .ic816f4+@f517 lt'id5 .ie618lt'ixe7+
18 lt'ixb4 .ixb3 !9 lt'ic6 e5 20 fxe5 dxe5 21
lt'ie7+ @e6 22 lt'ic6 .id5 23 lt'ib4 Ab7 24 lt'id3
@f5 25 lt'ic5 .ic6 26 lt'id3 e4 27 lt'if2 .ib7 (zugzwang)
28 lt'idl @g4 29 lt'if2+ @xh4 30 @f4
Ac6 (zugzwang) -+ (Stohl).
18 ... @g419 lt'ic6@xh4 20 lt'ixb4@g3!
El0.02 ***/
How did White place his opponent
in a fatal zugzwang?