how to play chess endgames book

194 How TO PLAY CHESS ENDGAMES
reaches the safe comer against the wrong rook's
pawn) I 7 itJg2 gJb2 18 gJd2 g}xa3 19 ~c3 ~a2
(19 ... ~e2 20 ltJe3 ~f3 21 ltJc2+ @82 22 @b4 W
@b2 23 itJa3 ~d I 24 itJbS =) 20 itJe3 =.
11 'it>f3 ~e4+ 12 @f2 @g4 13 ltJe2 ~f3 14
ltJc3 @f4 15 ltJxa4 g}e4 16 ltJcS+ @xd4 17
ltJe6+ @c4 18 lt)gS =
So, don't despair if you constantly lose against
your computer. Fortunately there are things between
Heaven and Earth that the machines still
don't understand.
Exercises (Solutions on page 325)
El 1.14 **/
How can White hold his position together?
Ell.12 */***
Can Black hold the draw if it is his move?
What about with White to move?
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El 1.13 /***
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Of course, the bishop can sometimes also
erect a fortress against the knight. This
generally arises through activity and that is
also how Black managed it in this case.
El 1.15 /**
How did Black storm the white citadel?
82) Fortresses against a Rook
When the struggle occurs in a confined space,
the rook is sometimes unable to profit from its
ability to travel rapidly round the whole board .
82a) The Knight Fights Well in a
Confined Space
In the following diagram, White quickly
pulls his small force together and then holds
the position:
1 ltJeS @gS 2 @g3 @f6
2...rlgl + 3 @h3! 1:!cl 4 @g3 =.
3 itJf3 J:!a4 4 @h3 J:!aS S @g3 r!bS 6 @f4
1:lb4+ 7 @g3 rlb8 8 ~f4 1:!f8 9 @g3