how to play chess endgames book

226 How TO PIAY CHESS ENDGAMES
Drawing combinations are also common.
5 ndd7 l'.!f6 6 !!xg7+ @f8 7 l'.!h7 @e8 8
!!he7+ 1'2-1/z
Even a single rook on the seventh rank can
be very dangerous.
13.07
T.Zoetemeijer- G.Den Hollander
Haar/em /999
With his back to the wall, White lured his op·
ponent into a trap:
1 !!e4!? fS 2 !!e7 ltJc2? (D)
After 2 ... c5 3 ltJc3 !!c4 4 ltJd5 l!b8 5 na7
Black turns the tables with 5 ... l'.!b2 and should
win.
13.08
K.Plater - R.Kholmov
Moscow /947
The black king finds enough cover to be able
to strengthen the attack without interference:
1. .. @d4! 2@bl
2 a4@c3 3 l=!xh5 nc2+4@dl (4@bl ltJd2+
5 @;I ltJb3+ 6 @bl l'.!b2#) 4 ... ltJe3+ 5 S'el
@d3 6 f7 ne2#.
2 ••. @c3(D)
3 ltJc3 !!c4 4 l'.!dl !!xc3
It is already too late, since 4 ... ltJd4 does not
win either because of the activity of the white
pieces; for example, 5 ltJd5 (5 ltJb5? would
now be a fatal mistake because of 5 ... ltJxb5 6
l'.!dd7 l'.!g4!) 5 ... c5 6 nbl ltJc6 7 'ac7 ltJb4 8
ltJf4 g5?! (8 ... l'.!f7 9 !!c8+ srs =) 9 ltJg6 !!f610
!!c8+@g7 11 ltJe5 ~e4 = (and not i I...!k3? 12
!!c7+@g813ndl ltJa614na7+-).
3d6
Or: 3 @al !!f2 4 'af7 ltJb6-+; 3 nc? .l'.=!b2+ 4
@al !!f2 5 f7 @d4 -+.
3 ... ltJa3+ 4 Wal ltJc2+ 5@a2 ltJb4++ 0-1