how to play chess endgames book

SOLUTIONS TO THE EXERCISES
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transition into an opposite-coloured bishop
endgame: 3 ..ixd4 toxd3 4 cxd3 ..id5 ;!; and, despite
White's extra pawn, it is extremely doubtful
whether he can win the game, in view of
Black's light-squared blockade.
1 ... :as 2 bS toas 3 ..ixaS!?
A strong transformation, since infiltration by
the white rook cannot be prevented.
3 ... r!xaS 4 r!b3! (DJ
1 toel @g7 2 ..ihS @f8 3 toc2 ..ie6?
Now either f5 or b5 drops. Instead, Black
should have abandoned d5: 3 ... We7 4 (oe3 ..ig7
5 toxd5+ @d6 6 sn .if& 7 @h4 (DJ.
B
White will reach the seventh rank via c3.
4 ••• b6
4 ... r!a4 5 nc3 r!xf4 6 r!c7 r!f2+ 7 We3 l:!xg2
8 r!xb7 ±.
5 r!c3 r!a7 6 r!c6 !'.!b7 7 c4!? dxc4 8 ..ixc4
..id79~d6
White now won owing to his tremendous activity.
9 ... wrs 10 ..id5 l:!c7 11 r!xb6 r!cS 12 ..ic6
..ixc6 13 bxc6 @e7 14 r!b7+ @e6 15 r!c7 hS
16 Wd3 h4 17 h3 g6 18 @d4 r!c2 19 r!c8 We7
20 WdS r!d2+ 21 WcS r!xg2 22 r!b8 r!c2+ 23
@b6 r!b2+ 24 Wa7 r!a2+ 25 Wb7 r!b2+ 26
'i!i>c8 r!c2 27 c7 gS 28 fxgS We6 29 Wd8 1-0
Chapter 5
E5.01
E.Torre - P.H.Nielsen
Bled OL2002
The knight should be transferred to e3, after
which a black pawn drops. However, whether
this is sufficient to win is not clear, in view of
the strong defensive power of the bishop-pair.
Now 7 ... ..ie8! hinders White from infiltrating;
for example, 8 ..ig8 ..id7 9 toe3 @e7 and
Black can fight on.
4toe3@e7
4 ... @g7 5 ..ie8 +-.
S ..ig6 ..ig7 6 ..ixfS ..if7 7 ..ic8 ..if8 8 ..ia6
1-0
E5.02
L.Fressinet - T.Radjabov
Pamplona 200112
1. ••@g7! 0-1
The black king holes up at h7, after which
the white kingside pawns fall like ripe fruit.
E5.03
A.lstratescu - V.Milov
Antalya Ech 2004
In view of the structure, the knight belongs
on b4.
1 toeI ! toe7 2 toc2 tors 3 ..ih2 tod6 4 ..ixd6!
Nipping any counterplay in the bud.
4 ••• r!xd6 s tob4 .ars 6 J;tb7+ r!e7 7 r!aS
..ic8 8 !'.!b8 J;tc7 9 r!cS We7 (DJ
All White's pieces have reached their objectives.
Now he widens the operational area:
10 e4! dxe4 11 dS rs 12 dxc6 ..ie6
12 ...!tdJ+ 13@h2Wd614!'.!xc4g515!'.!b7
+-.
13 r!cbS ..ic8