how to play chess endgames book

THE RIGHT EXCHANGE
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held, even against such a super-technician
Vladimir Kramnik:
as
Actually it is Black's job to exchange pawns,
but in any case White cannot win.
16 ••• gxf4+ 17 g}xf4 hS 18 a3 hxg4 19 hxg4
~f2+ 20 ©e3 ~a2 21 ~aS l;tal 22 a4 llel + 23
M3 l;{f1+24©g3 ~gl+ 25@h3 l:thl+ 26©g2
na1 27 @f2 ~a3 28 @g2 1f2-1'2
The rook generally harmonizes better with
a bishop than with a knight. So in the next example
it is important that Black activates his
knight and if possible exchanges it:
Khalifman reduces the pressure in a radical
way:
1 ... d4!? 2 ..ixc6 l;txc6 3 cxd4 cxd4 4 'l/lixe7+
@xe7 5 ~b7+ @f8 6 exd4 l;tc4 7 ~e2
7 d5 l;tc5 8 d6 ~c6 9 d7 a6 ! == (Donev in
CBM).
7...~cxd4 8 ~a7 ~dl+ 9 @h2 i!ld2 10
i!xd2 ~xd2 11 @g3 ( D)
4.11
I.Sokolov - A.Onishchuk
Poikovsky 2006
1...lue6!
I ... i!xg4? 2 l:ta8 plays into White's hands.
2 l:thl?!
White should have tried to prevent the exchange
of the minor pieces with 2 l:th7+.
2 ... lud4 3 l:th7+@d6 4 l;txa7 luxb3 (DJ
This is the type of position that Black had in
mind when he simplified. It is supposed to be a
theoretical draw and Khalifman has no special
trouble proving this.
11 ••. gS 12 @f3 ©g7 13 <t>eJ i!b214 g4@g6
15 ~a6+ f6 16 f4?!