how to play chess endgames book

TYPICAL MISTAKES 275
after which his opponent simply resigned in a
position that was in fact still tenable. This phenomenon
is caused by trusting the opponent's
calculations, combined with a kind of state of
shock following an unexpected move, as in the
following example:
B
El7.14 /**
Black worked out l...@d3 2 4.'lxe4 b3 3 4.'lc5+
@e2 4 @g3 b2 5 4.'la4 b I Viii 6 4.'lc3+ and
therefore resigned. Where is the flaw
in his calculation?
17.12
R.Tischbierek- M.Wahls
German Ch (Bremen) 1998
El7.15 **/
White saw that after 1@d6@c82 .!kl+
@b7 3 I:ibl + @a6 4 @c6 g;a5 5 @c5 @a4 6
@c4 @a3 7 <;t>c3 @a2 he runs out of mate
threats, so he resigned. But if he had pursued
this variation further, he would surely have
spotted that there is in fact a way to reach a
draw. Can you see the possible way out from
the diagram position?
DI) Trusting the Opponent I Shock
after an Unexpected Move
Perusing our database, we have found a great
many examples in which one player made a
surprising, impressive-looking tactical move,
Here a possible continuation for Black would
be I ... I:ixb2 2 I:ixb2 .bb2 3 @fl il.f6 with
equality. But Black decided on a surprising
move:
1. .• il.c3!? 0-1
... and it worked, since his opponent resigned
on the spot! Instead of this, 2 I:ic2! .l;{xb2 3
il.d4+ <;t>g8 4 I:ixb2 il.xa5 would have held the
position.
E} Passivity
Defend actively! This applies especially in rook
endings.
In the following diagram Black appears to be
in great difficulties. While his king must prevent
infiltration by the opposing king, his rook
is limited at the moment to the dreary task of
guarding the e6-pawn.
1. .. I:ie8?
Apparently he believes that his position is impregnable
and he dreams of succeeding through
purely passive defence, but unfortunately (or
perhaps thank goodness?!) not all dreams come