how to play chess endgames book

202 How TO PLAY CHESS ENDGAMES
(3 ... g5 4 g4 +-) 4 g4 White penetrates on the
kingside.
3 •.. fxe4 =
Unbelievable, but true. Now the position is
drawn and White can no longer prevent the creation
of an impenetrable pawn-barrier.
4 h4 h6!
Not 4 ... @b6?? 5 <&>f2 h6 6 @g2 g5 7 @h3
and White wins.
5@d2
5 @f2 gS 6 @g2 g4 =.
5 •.. a4 6 @e2 g5 7 g4 @b6 11z.112
Pawn-barriers can truly appear out of a clear
sky, as the following example also highlights:
5 exf6+ @xf6 6 c4 e5+ 7 Wd5 Wf5 8 Ae4+
@f6 9 @c6 @gs 10 @b7 @g4 11 Axg6 'it>xg3
12 'iPxa7 @f4 13 Abs e4 14 c5 1.0
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E.Schiller - N.Nath
USA 1996
Exercises
(Solutions on pages 326-9)
Here too White nearly threw away half a
point through carelessness:
1 b5?!
1 aS a6 2 b5 axb5 3 Axc6 would be the clearest
way to the win.
l. .. cxb5 2 axb5?
With 2 a5! White could still have corrected
his inaccuracy.
2 ..• b6 = 3 @e4 @e7 4 @d4 fS??
This is suicide. Passive defence would have
sufficed to draw. White can still improve his po·
sition a little but as long as Black simply marks
time, his fortress is impenetrable. For example,
4 ... @d7 5 c4 @c7 6 cs @d7 7 c6+ @c7 & @e4
@d8 9 '.t>f4 @c7 10 @g4 @d8 11 @h4 @c7 12
g4 @d& 13 gS hS 14 AxhS @c7 (D) =.
B
El 1.21 I*
An easy exercise to begin with.
How can Black ensure that the
game is drawn right away?