how to play chess endgames book

296 How TO PL4.Y CHESS ENDGAMES
l:tc4 8 lt:ixc3 l:txc2 and White can still offer
tough resistance, even though Black is of course
in the driving seat.
5 ..• l:td2(D)
61:tel
6 lt:id4 Axg2+ 7 @gl .i.d5 8 l;.{xa6 l:tg2+ 9
@fl l:txh2 +.
6 .• lta5 7 l:txf7 lb:a4 8 @gl l:taa2 9 @f2
Ae8 0-1
E4.05
S.Volkov - L.Aronian
Russia Cup (Omsk) 1996
Here it is imperative for Black to look for a
variation in which he can turn the bishop-pair
to advantage. In the game he allowed the exchange
of one of his bishops:
t ... lt:ic5?
Better moves:
a) After l...dxe3?! 2 lt:ixe3 :!:tel+ 3 lt:idfl
i.d8 Black has compensation. But this isn't his
best option.
b) 1. .. 1:tcl+! 2 .i.fl (2 lt:ifl? lt:ic5 3 .a.xe7
lt:ixd3 +) 2 ... .i.xd5 3 l:txd7 dxe3 4 fxe3 .i.c5! 5
l:txd5 (5 @f2 .i..c6 6 l:tc7 .i.d6 7 l:tc8 >lc2 8 .i.e2
.i..xa4 9 l:txc2 .i.xc2 =i=) 5 ... .i.xe3+ 6 @h 1 .i.xd2
7 g3 l:txfl+ 8 @g2 l:tdl 9 @f3 f5 10 @e2 l:tal
11 l:txd2 l:txa4 12 @f3 'f.
2 lt:ixe7 dxe3 3 fxe3 l:ta8 4 l:tb5 lt:ixd3 5 a5
l:ta7 6 lt:id5 .i.d7 7 l:tb3 lt:ic5 8 l:ta3 lt:ib7 9 lt:ic4
.i.e610 lt:idb6 @f6 11 @f2 @e7 12 e4 @d8 13
@e3 @c7 14 lt:id5+ @c615 @d4 rs 16 lt:ic3?
16l:tb3! +-.
16 .•. fxe4?
I 6 ... .i.xc4 17 @xc4 l:txa5 =.
17 lt:ie5+ 'li'd618 lt:ib5+ 1-0
E4.06
Dao Thien Hai - V.lvanchuk
Moscow OL 1994
White should seize his opportunity:
1Ab3!
This move heads for a position with opposite-coloured
bishops (I i.d3 is another way).
Despite picking up a second pawn then, Black
cannot win.
The game continued 1 .i.xb2? lt:ie3+ 2 "*1e2
lt:ixc4 +, after which Black had the more active
minor piece as well as the better pawn-structure.
3 Ac I @f5 4 @d3 ( 4 gxf4 exf4 5 h3 g4 6 hxg4+
hxg4 7 fxg4+@xg4 8 @f2 lt:id6-+) 4 ... lt:id6 5
a4 g4 6 fxg4+ @xg4? ( 6 ... hxg4 is better) 7 gxf4
exf4 8 i.b2 f3 9 Ad4 @h3 JO a5@xh2 11 axb6
axb6 12 .i..xb6@g2 0-1.
1. . ..i.xcl 2 .i.xc2 fxg3
2 ... .i.xa3 3 gxf4 =.
3 hxg3 .i.xa3 4 .i.e4 .i.xb4 5 @g2 .tel 6
@h3 @e6 7 .i.b7 @d6 8 .i.c8 @c5 9 .i.a6 @d4
10 .i..c8=
E4.07
A.Nimzowitsch - S.Tarrasch
San Sebastian 1911
l@h5?
1 @h7 ! would have held the draw: 1...l:tb5 2
X:lxb5 axb5 3 g4 b4 4 g5 fxg5 5 hxg5 b3 6 g6+
@f6 7 g7 b2 8 g8'& bJ'lif+ 9 @h8 =.
1..ltb5 2 @g4 l:txf5 3 @xf5 a5 4 @e4 rs-: 5
@d4f4! 0-1
White resigned since his pawns will now
drop off one after the other.
E4.08
A.Dreev- V.Zviagintsev
Russian Ch (Elista) 1997
No:
1. •• .i..xf5?
Black correctly played 1....i.xh5! and eventually
drew .
2 exf5 @d5 3 g4 @e5
3 ... @c5 4 g5 hxg5 5 f6 gxf6 6 h6 +-.
4 @xc4 <li'f4 5 @c5 @xg4 6 <li>b6 @xh5 7
@xb7 @g5 8 @xa6 h5 9 @b6