Karpov’s endgame arsenal!

154 Pages·1996·4.407 MB·English

by  Karpov, Anatoly, Gik, Evgeniĭ I︠A︡kovlevich, Karpov, Anatoly

KARPDV'§
EI\IDiiAME AR§EI\IAL!
by lliMA NATDLY KARPDV
[FIDEW ORLD CHE!i!i CHAMPION)
&
EVIiENI liiK
with an Appendix
by
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Karpov's
Endgame Arsenal!
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INTRODUCTION 1
Chap1t eArnA maziCnhgeM sasn euovrte hr,e
Geomeotftry h Ceh essboard 3
Chap2t eSrt udainetdsh Wo er ldC hampions2 7
Chap3t eAr S elecotfiQ ouna rtets 59
Chap4t e5r0S tudfoirt ehsPe r actPilacyaelr 93
Chapte2r0S t5 udyE-nldigkaem es 117
by IGMA natKaorplyo v
AppendKaixrp ovE'nsd gaLmees sons 141
by IGMR oHne nley
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11\JTRDDUCTIDI\I
Solving sitsau t driaedsi tainodtn haolr ­Workiwnigt shu ccho mposithieolnpss
oughltye stweady t oi mprovaesa thce hess ptloma ayteurhr iees n dgame
chessplIatiy see rv.id enta lthWlao tr ld techniaqnudse k ill.
Champiohnasv eb eeni ntereasntde d Thec hesstsu dhya s beesnu btjheec t
delighbtyes dt udies. Severaolf m aonfy b tohoekmss ,o meo fw hichha ve
haveev ecnr eatseodm eo ft heoiwrn . beepnr initnev de rlya rnguem beTrhs.e
Chessst udineotso nlhyo noeu ra bilitwyo rlodfc ompositiidoenaiassil n r eali­
toc oncentarnadtt hei nbku,ta lspor o­tyu nlitmeid. itgS ooe wsi thout saying
videa n equalilmyp ortaaenstt hettihcai tti sd ififcultto d eawli tahl tlh e
experience. questitohnamsta yi nterae psrta ctical
A stud-yo ra si to'ftse nc all-ead playienar s mablolo sku cahs t hiTsh.a t
"chepsose m,i"sd eepcloyn necttoe di sw hyw e havsee lecstoemdet hemes
practpilcaaayln d mparyo vteo b ea n thaitno uro piniaornte h meo svta luable
instruwcatyi vhteeo l ypo ut raiAllno .f tou s all.
thes tuditheast hwaevs ee lecatreeid n Them aitnh eme thiefnri scth apter
many ways tsoia m niolrmaarlc hessi st h"e RetMia neuver" iwsh iecnhc oun­
game. (C"hpuezszsl aerse" usualltye rlieendms asn yd iefrfeenntd gameessp,e ­
relattoep dr actpilcaayl) . cialilnpy a wn endings. wTihlel reader
When a commentautsoers thfien dm anys tudtiheasit ul sltrtahtehe i s­
expressai o"nsu tdy-liwkien o"r" a t6ridceavle lopmoeftn hti fsas cinating
"studyd-rlaiwkt,eh" e wnh ahte r eallyt hiesm e.
sayiinsgt hatth efi ghftea turcelde ver Theries a veryc losceo nnection
idecausl minaitni bnarg i llcioamnbti nab­etweperna xainsdc ompositMiaonny.
tioonr a n extraordainndad rye ep oft hger eatcehsets s plhaavyceer resa t­
maneuvwehri cmha kes poists itbol ee ds tudiiensc,l ud-aisnw ge hasvaei -d
wino rs ave gtahmee . the WoCrlhda mpioTnhse.s econd
We belietvheat th ree guplraarc ticceh aptiesdr e dicattote hdec l evceorm ­
ofs olvisntgu diimepsr ovace hse ssplapyo­sitiooftn hse" KingsT.o"g eetrhw ith
er'sst renognta hll le vealsis ts toyposu studibeys S teiniLtazs,k eEru,w e,
form thinkiinnf gxi edp attearnnds BotvinannidSk m·ysltohve,r eadweirl l
develoyposue ry ef otr actaincdsy our finodu tstanpdriancgt iecxaalm ples
abiltioct ayl culloantvgea rtiiaonOsft.e n froWm orlCdh ampiongsahmiepbs r,i l­
thei nitpioasli tiino cnah essst udwyi lll iancto mbinatiaonnds s plendid
remiynodu o fa na ctugaalm eo ra com­endgamsea circiefs.
plicaetneddi nMga.n ys tudipelsaa yn Thet hicrhda ptceorn tainrsa rae a
important irno lthehi es taonrdyd evel­collecotfis otnu diAe ss.e lectoifo n
opmenotfe ndgamteh eory. Quarte-ttsh aitsp ositwiiotnjhsu sftou r
piecoenst hbeo arAdl.il m portpainetc e
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Kapro'vEsn gdamAers enal
combinatwiiolbnlese xplorMeods.t oifn h icsh escsa reMeors.ot f t hes"es tud­
thesQeu arteatrsev eryi mportbaontth iesh"a vea risdeiner ctlfryo mt ourna­
tot hteh eoarnydp raxoifts h een dgamem.e notr m atcgha mewsh iloet hers have
Thef ourtchh aptceorn taais nesl ece­mergdeudr itnhgae n alyosfai dsj ourn­
tioonfs tudies dteosd iegvneelydoop u r ments.
skilIlnsc.l uadreeadt otoafl5 0s tudies Ito nlrye maitnoss a yt hat ptrhee­
withs olutiaonndcs o mmentAsl.lo f senbto okw asw rittfeocrn a susautld y
thespeo sitiaornems i niraet(suw itnho andn oa ttemhpatsb eemna det om ake
moret han sepiveecnoe nst heb oard)i ta tutorwiiatalh s ystemcaotlitlcie ocn
andh avbee ecnr eatbeyvd e rfyam ous ofm ater.Thi ea lauthorsh opet hat all
chescso mposers. practipcalaly ewrislb le ablteo f ind
Thefi ftha ndf incahla ptfeeart uress omethoifnin gt ereisntht i sb ook.
20o fAn atolKya rpogva'mse asl,wl i tah
strong stcuhdayr-alciKtkaeerpr o.v c,o ­
authoofrt hibso okc,o mmenutpso n
someo ft hmeo sitn tereesntdignagm es
AnA maizgnC heMsasn euvoer,rt hGeeo meyot frt hCeh ebsosard
CHAPTER ONE
AN AMAZINii CHE!i!i MANEUVER, DR
THE liEDMETRY OF THE CHE!i!iBDARD.
Thep ositiionnt hefi rsdti agrcaamp ti­ Vltg71h 4
vateasnd a mazeesv eryonweh os eeist 2.<iftf61� b6
fotrh vee ryfi rstti mIet.i s a creaotfi oTnh et wop awnwsi ll qsuimeuelnt ane­
theb rillCizaenctGh r andmasatnedr ouslayft e2r. h.3.3 't.ett7h 24 .c't7ttb 7
chess-comRpiocshearRr edt i. saTyh­e5 'it.td7.
intgh a"tc ompleixssi itmyp lhea"sn ever 3.�e51� xc6
foundb ettaertri culatthiatonhn i rsa reA nda gaaiftne 3r. h .3.4 'it .tdh62 5 .c't7btt 7
piecoefc hesasrt . 6.'ifi>dt7h,et woq ueens cionmteeox is­
Atfi rsitt h'asr tdo b elieyvoeuc an tencaett he staimmee .
solvteht ea sakta llB.l ackki'nsig so nly 4.�f4 h3
twos tefprso tmh weh itpea wnw hilhei s 5.ciftg3 h2
ownp awnc ana ppartelrunyn undis­ 6.<iftxhD2ra w
turbeddo wnt heb oardA.m azinglTyh,e k insgt optsh pe awne xacotnlt yh e
whitcea nk eetph eba lanOcbev!i ousltyh reshold ofH oqwuc eaentn hiibnseg ?.
notb yc hasitnhgep awnd irecwtiltyh Andh owd iwdh iteev esra vhei mseIltf?
l'it.thh74 2 .h'it6th 3e,ct .b,u ti nsttehaed alble comecsl eairfy oul ooakt the
whitkei nmgu scto mpleatt eo taslulry­ unusugaelo metoryf t he chessboard.
prisainndgp aradoxmiacnaelu ver. We commonltyh intkh atth es hortest
distabnectewe ent wop oinitsass traight
Reti,1R9 21 line.
Buti nc hestsh seh ortdeisstt ainsc e
notn ecessatrhieml oys td irercotu te.
Thatw'hsy t hke inign t hed iagrcaamn
covetrh dei stafnrmco eh 8t oh 2i nj ust
simxo vedse spiittzsei g-mzoavge ment.
Atf irgslta nciet mlaoyo kl ike
whitek'isn igs m ovinign t hew rong
directbiuotwn h,a hte i sr ealdloyi nigs
forcibnlga tcokJ ostiem eb ym ovinhgi s
kintgw icAen.d th iss lows etnheem y
pawnd ownI.ti si nterestthiawnthg i,t e
cano nlsya vteh igsa meb yfi ndintgh e
singbleesr to afdor h iksi n-go uto f5 1
difrfeenrto tuesS!e enfr omt hek ing's
poionftv iew ymaoyus ay tThhaest u:m
Draw oft hsei doefst hrei g-hatn glterdi anigsl e
equivta litetons hypotenuse.
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KaprovE'nsgda mAesr enal
Thipsa rticlualwoa frm athematics Reti1,9R2 1
cano nlbey provoenna c hessboard!
Retis'tsu disy o neo ft hem osstt un­
ning discioncv heersiOsefc.s o urtshei s
idehaa da lwaeyxsi stneeds,t lientd h e
compxlietoyft he chesasnbdoia Rfre dt i
hadnf'outn di tt heann othceorm poser
woulhda veB.u tw e altla kpel earseu
frosme eisnugc who nders.
Reti'Qsu arteotfP awn(sa Q uarteits
a positwiiotnoh n lfyo ucrh espsi eces
ont hbeo arSde.ec hapt3e.wr)a s sae n­
satiionnt hew orlodf c hesasn di t
inspiar endum bera composeTrhse.
geometricoaflt hseit duedaay l,sc oa lled
the" RetMia nevuerw,a"s l atteorb e Draw
copiaendd p erefcteIdni. t psu reasntd
mostb eautiffuorml nonec oulcdo m­ 1c.6 h5
petwei tthh oer iginal. (l..W.b26. Wbh45 3 W.c4� xc46. d'ift4)
Iti su nderstantdhaaRbtel teii 'dse a 2<it1.b4 �b6
playasni mportarnotln eo to nliyn th(e2. h.4.3 W.c5h!3 4 w.d6)
world choefs sst udiesa lbsiuont t he 3.c�4! h4
commont heyo orfe ndgamaensd i n 4.�d51� c7
normgaalm eassw ell. 5.e�4 Draw
In thisc haptweer' lllo oka t
improveda nde nricvheerds ioofnt sh e Thisst udiysl espse frectt hatnh eo rigi­
themaen dy ou'llm afinnypd o sitionnasel x ampalset he oorfdw ehri te's first
thaitl sltruatteh iusn ique geoomfe ttrwyom ovesi su nimportaln'ift.tb:4 h5
thec hessboAa rwdh.o sleer ioefss t ud­2.6ce tc.
iesh aveb eenm adew ithR eti's
Manevuer. Thef ollowisntgu dpyu,b lisshheodrt ly
Naturaslolmyeo f tehxea mpleasft er Rreevteil'ast ciloena,er mlyp lyos
stefmr orme al gaMmoseitsm .p ortantthleyt hemoef t hep revitowusoe xam­
ofa lwle,' slhlo wm any" Qaurtetbsa"s edp les.
ons omec levmearn evuerbsy t hweh ite Blaciksc ompeltloec da putret he
king. advancwehdi tce- pawanft,ew rh ich the
The fiorfts hte se,o fRo enteoi 'wsn , whitkei nigsi nt ime detefon da gainst
iso bvioursellya tteod hpirse vioutsh pea ssbelda cak- pawn.
study.
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AnA maigznC heMsasn eur,v etohrGe eo mreyot ft hCeh ebsosard
Adamson,G 1923 V.fjlb71 a5
2r;t;.c 7 r:tic5
3.�d7
Thew hitkei nigsg ettcilnog steohr i s
pawnb uhte c ang'etpt a shti osp ponent.
3... r:tid5
4.�e7 �e4
5.�e61a 4
Or5 . .lt.'tx 4f6 .'i!tda5n d blalcoks ihinisgs
pawn.
6.f5 a3
7.6f
with a draw.
Prokesch,L1 947
Draw
1.�g6 a4
2.�f51� b6
(2.a .3.3 . 'i!te6!)
3.�e5 �xc6
(3.a .3.4 .�da625 c.7)
4.�d4 �b5
5.�c3 Draw
andw hithea sa chiehviegsdo al.
Feite1r9,3K9
Draw
Am osotr igiwnayat lo stthaer tc ohans e
blachk-'psa wn.
1. .. �c6
2.r;t;b81� b5
3.�b71� xa5
4.�c6 h5
5.�d5
and tkhieni gws i thriena cohft he pawn.
The fiprlsaty teomr a keu seo ft hiisd ea
Draw
wasE mmanuLeals ker.
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