how to play chess endgames book

240 How TO PI.AY CHESS ENDGAMES
duels against bishop, knight and rook respectively.
l lt::ie6 lt::id3 2 lt::ic7 lt::icl
2 ... lt::icS 3 b4! lt::ixe4 4 lt::ixa6 lt::ic3 5 a3 lt::ibl 6
a4! lt::ic3 (6 ... bxa4 7 bS +-) 7 a5 (Wedberg in
CBM) 7...lt::idS 8 @fl ±.
3 lbxa6 lt::ixa2 4 @fl lt::icl
4 ... @g8 5 @el @f7 6 @d2 @e7 7 @c2 b4 8
Wd3 +- (Shirov).
s 0.cs lt::ia2 6 lt::id3 @g8 7 @el 'i&f7 8 @d2
b49 lt::ic5@e7
9 ... lt::ic3 10 @d3 We7 11 lt::ia6 lt::ia2 12 @c4
+- (Shirov).
10 lt::ia4 l-0
Naturally a rook makes a far more dangerous
opponent for a knight.
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Pelletier has many ways to win open to him,
but he shows good technique and chooses domination:
1 @b4!? @h6 2 @bS @g6 3 ..t.e7!
Cutting off all the knight's escape paths.
3 ... @h6 4 a6 l·O
Black resigned in view of 4 ... bxa6+ 5 'i&c6
lt::ib8+ 6 @c7 winning the knight.
Also in the next example Black perishes on
account of the unfortunate position of his knight.
14.10
V.Korchnoi - A.Greenfeld
Beersheba 1997
14.09
A.Shirov - J.Piket
Madrid 1997
The position should be drawn, but Korchnoi
's fighting spirit creates such great difficulties
for Black that despite the Jack of material
he still manages to win.
11::reS!
The mighty defending rook must be exchanged;
otherwise the black fortress cannot be
effectively besieged.
1..JixeS 2 WxeS @h7?
Superfluous prophylaxis in time-trouble.
Black should immediately mobilize his passed
pawns by 2 ... aS! 31Xb7! (3@f5@h7 4@e6 a4 5
Wf7 a3 6 @f8 @h8 7 llxg7 a2 8 1Xgl lt::ic3 9
Wf7 bS also leads to a draw) 3 ... lt::ia3 ! 4@d4 bS
5 lla7 a4 61Xb7 b4 7 @d3 b3 81Xb4 @h7 9 @c3
lt::ib!+ 10 @b2 lt::id2 11 1Xxa4 lt::if3 12 @xb3