how to play chess endgames book

ACTIVITY 33
2 .. .<t>b6
2 ... h3 3 <"lJe7 h2 4 c7 <t>b7 5 <t>d? =
3 <t>eS!! .
The king is now "chasing two hares", as the
study composer Gurvich put it.
3 ... h3
After 3 ... <t>xc6 White can enter the s
the h-pawn: 4 <t>f4 =
quare of
4 <t>d6 h2 5 c7 hl\W 6 c8\W =
Exercises
(Solutions on pages 28?-8)
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White to play and win.
B) Rook Activity
!he importance of rook activity in the endgame
is well-known. The rook was not created t
blockade enemy passed pawns or protect it~
own p~wns. Instead, it excels in the attack
spreadmg fear and trepidation among un ~
tected enemy pieces · and forcing the king pro to
seek shelter from checks.
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V.Kramnik - A.Grishchuk
Wijk aan 'Zee 2005
he Black will lose unless he moves his rook into
t heart of the action right away.
1 ... l':ld6!!
Not: l ... e3? 2 <t>d3 l':le6 3 <t>e2 <t>g4 4 a6 +-·
L..<t>g4? 2 <t>d4 <l;f5 3 <t>e3 l':lg6 4 <t>f2 l':la.6 5
l':la.4 <t>e5 6 <t>e3 <t>d5 7 l':ld4+ +-
2 a6 .
2 <t>c5 l':ld3! (once again activity is the on!
;rrect way; the passive 2 ... l':la.6? fails to 3 <t>d~
f5 4 <t>e3 { the king is the ideal blockader
here} 4 ... l':lg6 5 <t>f2 l':la6 6 l':la4 <t>e5 7 <t>e3
<t>d5 8 g4 +-) 3 .l:!.a4 (3 l':lal <t>g4 4 a6 <t>xg3 5
a7 !'18 =) 3 ... e3 4 l':le4 <t>f5 5 l':le8 (D).
o_w Black seems to be in a bad wa
but
~ere_ is one salvation. If only the white ro:k can
Bl d~~lodged fr_om its optimal position, then
ac s rook will be able to deal with the a-
pawn: 5 ... <t>f6 6 <t>c4 l':la3 7 <t>b4 <l;f7 8 It
l1d3 and the checking distance is real! 1::
short but the rook can give check on the ~-fil
and from behi d h . 1 e
n , so t at it can cope: 9 a6 l':ld6