how to play chess endgames book

TYPICAL MISTAKES 267
22@c81-0
He did not wait to be shown 22 ... 1:!al 23
1:!h6+.
The end of this game probably took place in
horrendous time-trouble. Nevertheless, it is
clear how useful precise knowledge of the important
positions of the endgame of rook and
pawn against rook is, since this endgame is
met in practice quite frequently .
Of course a good knowledge of endgame
theory is not only essential for the defence of
inferior positions; it is also an indispensable instrument
for converting a winning position into
a point.
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17.02
M.Lombardi - B.Rosen
Essen 1981
1.a • • .D~
Here White threw the game away in one
move. Stop and check if you know or can work
out what is the simplest way to a clearly drawn
position.
11:!b6?
l @gl !? would have led to an elementary
drawn position. l El.g6 is the only other move to
draw; for example, 1...@f3 2 @gl ! g4 3 1:!f6+!
@g3 41:!fl! =.
l. ..@g3! 21:!b3+ @h2!
Black controls the queening square with his
king. The Karstedt manoeuvre (flank attack by
the rook) is not possible here, so Black can
slowly build a bridge.
3 1:!b4 1:!g2 4 1:!b8 g4 5 1:!h8+ @g3 6 1:!f8
El.32 7 El.f7
7 1:!g81:!al+ 8 @e2El.gl -+.
7 ...!!al+ 8 @e2 @g2 9 1:!f2+ @gl 10 1:!f8 g3
11 El.g8 g212 El.g7 El.as 13 l:!g61:!e8+ 14 @dl
!!es 15 1:!g8 @h2 161:!hS+ @g3 17 .§gs+ @h3
18 @d21:!e4 0-1
17.03
A.Yusupov - V.Kotronias
Bundesliga 19960
1 i..xd6?
This sins against the principle that you should
not rush, since the d6-pawn cannot be saved in
any case; it also allows the activation of the
black king, so that Black is now able to reach
Centurini's famous drawn position. White could
have first improved his king: I i..h4! @e8 2
@c7 .tb4 3 .tgS .tcS 4 i..d8 i..b4 5 @c8 i..c3 6
f6 i..eS 7 i..e7 i..d4 8 @c7 i..eS 9 @c6 @f7 IO
@d7 .tc3 11 @xd6 +-.
I...i..b2 2 .tg3 @f6 3 d6 @xfS 4 .th4 .tc3 5
d7 i..aS 6 @d6 @g6 7 @e7 @fS 8 'i.t>d6 ( D)
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