how to play chess endgames book

SOLUTIONS TO THE EXERCISES 287
Not I @b7? !lxa7+ 2 @xa7 @f5 3 @b6 g3 4 5 .••@fl 6 @g4 @f2 7 @xh4 @f3 8 @gS +-
@c5 @e4 =.
l ... g3 2 @b7 g2 3 !!bl !lg8 4 as'& !lxa8 5 El .17
@xa8 @fS 6 !lgl +-
V.Halberstadt
La Strategie, 1936
El.13
I tz'id7 @c6 2 .i.d3
The barrier prevents the breakout. A possible
finish is:
2 ... @c7 3 .i.e4 @d8 4 @d6 ©e8 5 .ig6+
@d8 6 lZ'icS ©c8 7 .i.hS @d8 8 lZ'ib7+ @c8 9
@c6@b8 10 @b6 @cs 11 .i.g4+ ©b8 12 .trs
@a8 13 lZ'icS @b814 lba6+@a815 .i.e4#
El.14
A.Troltsky
Shakhmaty Ziumal, 1896
No.
1 .i.e6!@e7
L..<;t,;,f8 2h6 +-.
2 h6 @f6 3 ii.rs @f7 4 .i.h7 ! @f6
Now the king himself closes the barrier:
5@f4+-
l@c4!
Not 1@c5?@a42@c4 SLb6 =.
1 ••• @a4 2 'it>cS @a3 3 @bS @b3 4 @a6@a4
5@b7 l-O
El.18
J.Dobias
Narodny Usry, 1926
l@d4!
Not: 1 f4?@c4 2@e5 @d3 =: I @d5?@b4 2
@d4 @b3 3 f4 @c2 4 @e5 @d3 5 @f6 @e4 =.
1...@c6
Or: 1 ...@b4 2 f4 +-; l ... g5 2 @e5@c4 3@f5
@d3 4 @xg5 @e2 5 f4 +-.
2 @eS @cs 3 f4!
Because of the bodycheck, the black king
cannot approach.
3 ...@c4 4 @f6 @d4 5 ©xg6 +-
El.IS
Based on analysis of E.Eliskases-S.Flohr,
Semmering/Baden 1937.
1...@e3!
l...@f3? 2 ©d2 e4 3 @el =.
2@c2'it>e2!
The white king must still be kept at a dis·
lance. Not 2 ... e4? 3 SLg2 =.
3 .ig2
3@c3 e4 4@d4 e3 -+.
3 ... @f2 4 .i.dS g2 0-1
El.19
M.Zinar
Shakhmatny Biulletin, 1982
White must keep an eye on the black a-pawn
and so force the g-pawn to advance.
l@d6!
1 @e6? @h6! 2 @f5 @h5 3 @f4 @h4 4 @f3
g5 5 @g2 @g4 and the g-pawn runs.
1...gS 2@c5! (D)
El.16
K.A.L.Kubbel (end of a study)
Rigaer Tageblatt, 1914
The black king must be drawn deep into
White's own camp.
1 tz'ic3
I tz'if2?! is the wrong plan: l...@f4 2@e6? (2
lZ'ie4! transposes to the main line) 2 ... @f3 3
@f5 @xf2 4@f4 @e2 5 @g4 @e3 6 @xh4 @f4
1. .. ©f4 2 lZ'ie2+ ~f3 3 lZ'igl+ @g2 4 @e4
@xgl 5@£3!
The vital bodycheck.
2 .•• g4