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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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THE ART OF PAWN PLAY

61

profits from the better situation of his king,

among other things:

enabled the defending king to participate effectively

in the struggle against the passed a-

pawn: 4 .tc5 Wf7 5 Wd4 We8 6 Wd5 Wd7 =

and White cannot break through.

3 a6 <1Je6 4 a7 nds 5 we4 Wd6

5 .. J!a8 6 .i.e3 (zugzwang) 6 ... We7 7 Wd5

Wd7 8 .td4 +- (Ribli in CBM).

6 .te3 Jlta8 7 .tf4+ Wc6 8 .tbs 1-0

Sometimes a strong passed pawn can even

compensate for a piece:

2.33

O.Romanishin - S.Smagin

Essen 2001

White can act immediately, since his king is

well placed to reach the queenside more quickly.

1 nxh5! axb5

t...nxd4+ 2 '.ttc3 Jltxg4 3 nb6+ Wg5 4 nxa6

.;lxg3+ 5 '.ttc4 h5 6 nas h4 7 a6 +-.

2 We3? (D)

2 Wd3 ! would have prevented the favourable

transfer of the rook to e6.

2 ... «m

Also after 2 ... nd6? 3 .tc5 the black king

cannot reach the queenside in time, nor is his

counterplay on the other wing quick enough:

3 ... J.:ie6+4 Wd4 Wg5 5 Wd5 Jlta66 .tb6Wxg4 7

;s>c6 +-. But 2 ... I!e7+! 3 Wd3 Jlte6! would have

2.34

M.Neubauer - B.Thorfinnsson

Antalya Ech 2004

r .l;ial

This pin looks deadly at first glance, but all

that glitters is not gold.

l ... Wc6!!

An amazing move! 1 .. .ll'lxb3? 2 lha6+ ±.

2 l'ixa5 I!xa5 3 ll:lxa5+ @b6 4 ll:lb3 b4

Now we have been unable to find any win for

White. Most remarkable!

5 g5

Also after 5 Wg3 Wb5 6 f4 exf4+ 7 Wxf4

hxg4 8 Wxg4 Wc4 9 ll:lcl '.ttc3 IO Wf4 Wc2 11

ll:le2 Wd3 12 Wf3 (D) Black can hold:

12 ... g5!! (sheer witchcraftl) 13 h5 g4+ 14

@xg4Wxe2 15 h6 b3 16h7 b217 h8'&bi'&=.

5 •.• fxg5 6 hxg5 Wb5 7 ll'ld2

7 f4 exf4 8 @g2 ~c4 9 ll:la5+ Wd4 l O Wf3

h4 11 Wxf4 h3 12 Wg3 Wxe4 13 Wxh3 @f5 14

Wh4 Wf4 15 ll'lb3 We4 16 Wg4 we3 17 ll:la5

We4 18 ll:lc6 b3 19 ll:la5 b2 20 ll:lc4 blll:l =.

7 ... wcs 8 Wg3 Wd4 9 f4 h4+ 10 wxh4

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