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In this companion volume to Fundamental Chess Endings, Müller and Pajeken focus on the practical side of playing endgames. They cover all aspects of strategic endgames, with particular emphasis on thinking methods, and ways to create difficulties for opponents over the board. Using hundreds of outstanding examples from modern practice, the authors explain not only how to conduct 'classical' endgame tasks, such as exploiting an extra pawn or more active pieces, but also how to handle the extremely unbalanced endings that often arise from the dynamic openings favoured nowadays. All varieties of endgames are covered, and there are more than 200 exercises for the reader, together with full solutions.

In this companion volume to Fundamental Chess Endings, Müller and Pajeken focus on the practical side of playing endgames. They cover all aspects of strategic endgames, with particular emphasis on thinking methods, and ways to create difficulties for opponents over the board.

Using hundreds of outstanding examples from modern practice, the authors explain not only how to conduct 'classical' endgame tasks, such as exploiting an extra pawn or more active pieces, but also how to handle the extremely unbalanced endings that often arise from the dynamic openings favoured nowadays. All varieties of endgames are covered, and there are more than 200 exercises for the reader, together with full solutions.

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32 How TO PlAY CHESS ENDG!:MES

AS) The Reti Manoeuvre

The king frequently has several routes to his destination,

but usually they are not all of equal

value. It is often possible to give the opponent

another bodycheck, or head for two destinations

simultaneously. The following masterpiece illustrates

this principle excellently:

El.16 **/

How can White exploit his extra piece?

1.22

R.Reti

Kagans Neueste Schachnachrichten, 1921

El.17 */

Is the black king close enough to help

the bishop?

At first sight this looks hopeless for White,

since it is not possible to stop the h-pawn by

normal means. However, there is a saving resource.

1~g7!h42 ~f6 (DJ

Suddenly the king threatens to support its

own pawn. This threat enables the king to gain

time to catch the h-pawn,

El.18 ***/

How should White organize a bodycheck?

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