how to play chess endgames book

Do NOT RUSH!
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1 l:i:Jxf7? would be premature because of
l...bxc4 2 bxc4 !!.b2.
1 ... cxb5 2 l:i:Jxf7 ~e8 3 @fl!
Once again Khalifman calmly prevents the
activation of the black rook.
3 ... .tc3 4 l:i:Jh6+ @h8 5 g4!
With the idea of playing g5, drawing the net
tighter round the black king.
5 axb3
5 1:!.el+?! 6 @g2 l:!.e2? 7 !!.d8+ <tlg7 8 g5
+-.
6 axb3 lli8 7 g5 l:!.e8 (DJ
in view of possible stalemate defences Khalifman
must calculate everything very precisely.
32 ... :!;(.xd8 33 l:i:Jf7+ @g7 34 l:i:Jxd8 i.c3 35
@f5 .td2 36 l:i:Je6+ @f7 37 l:i:Jf4 @g7 38 l:i:JdS
@f7 39 h6! @g8!? 40 l:i:Jf6+ @h8 (DJ
w
Now Khalifman makes repeated use of l:i:Jt7+
and l:i:Jh6+ in order to reach the time-control
and also exert psychological pressure. After
that he can calmly set about activating his king
and his kingside majority.
8 l:i:Jf7+ @g8 9 l:i:Jh6+ @h8 10 h4 b4 11
l:i:Jf7+ <tlg8 12 l:i:Jh6+ @h8 13 @g2 l:!f8 14
l:i:Jf7+@g8 15 l:i:Jh6+ @h816 f4
Now White is close enough to the timecontrol
to start advancing, especially since he
can again use the knight checks.
16 ... i.b2 17 l:i:Jf7+ @g8 18 l:i:Jh6+ @h8 19
@f3.tc3 20 l:i:Jf7+ Wg8 21 l:i:Jh6+ @h8 22 @g4
i.g7 23 l:!.b7 .tc3 24 l:i:Jf7+@g8 25 4Jh6+@h8
26 rs gxfs+ 21 l:i:Jxfs i.d2 28 l:!.d7
28 h5? would be premature due to 28 ... l:!.g8.
The bishop must first be dislodged from the
c I-h6 diagonal.
28 ....tcl 29 l:!.dl! i.b2 30 h5 !i.g8 31 l:i:Jh6
Jae832 l:!.d8!
The exchange of a pair of rooks will deprive
Black of any chances of counterplay. However,
41 l:i:Je4!
Eliminating the danger of stalemate. Both 41
g6? hxg6+ 42 @xg6 .txh6! = and 41 @g4?
i.xg5 ! = would be premature.
41 ••• .tcl 42 ~g4 @g8 43 l:i:Jf6+ @h8 44
l:i:JdS i.d2 45@h5@g8 46 g61-0
Van Wely resigned because after 46 ... hxg6+
47 @xg6 .tel 48 h7+ @h8 49 l:i:Je7 .tg3 50
l:i:Jc6 +- he cannot protect b4, d8 and e5 all at
the same time.
D) The Art of Manoeuvring
An important advantage, if you have everything
under control and don't rush, lies in the fact that
the opponent often experiences extra psychological
pressure and loses patience, doing your
job for you. So, for example, he might allow an
unfavourable exchange, mistakenly open the
position, or create fresh weaknesses for the
sake of active counterplay,
In the following position. the skilful Russian
grandmaster Konstantin Aseev (prematurely
deceased) gradually outmanoeuvred his
young opponent.
l l:i:Jb2!
Prophylactically preventing the lever ... a5-
a4 and thus depriving Black of any counterplay.