Mastering the endgame

177 Pages·2001·3.55 MB·English

by  Flear, Glenn

mastering
thG�NFL�ndgame
CHESS
EVERYMAN
EverymPaunb lisphiecwwr ws. everyman.uk.com
Firsptu blish2e0d0 1b yE verymaPnu blishpelrcsf, o rmerClayd ogaBno oks
plcG,l oucesMtaenrs ion1s4,0 AS haftesbAuvreyn ueL,o ndoWnC 2H 8HD
Copyri©g h2t001G lennFl ear
Ther ighotfG lennF leatro b ei dentifaiste hde a uthoorft hiwso rkh asb een
assertienda ccordawnicteh t heC opyrighDtess,i gnasn dP atenAtsc t1 988.
Allr ighrtess ervNeod p.a rotf t hipsu blicamtaiyob ne r eproduced, isnat ored
retriesvyaslt eomr t ransmititnae ndy f ormo rb ya nym eanse,l ectronic,
electrostmaatgince,tt iacp ep,h otocopyriencgo,r doirno gt herwise, without
priopre rmissoifot nh ep ublisher.
BritiLsihb rarCya taloguing-in-PubDlaitcaa tion
A catalogrueec orfdo tr hibso oki sa vailafrbolme t heB ritish Library.
ISBN1 857442 334
DistribuitnNe odr tAhm ericbay T heG lobPee quoPtr essP,. OB ox4 80,
246G oosLea neG,u ilfoCrTd 0,6 437-0480.
Allo thesra leesn quirisehso ulbde d irectteoEd v erymaCnh essG,l oucester
Mansion1s4,0 AS haftesbAuvreyn ueL,o ndoWnC 2H 8HD
tel0:2 07 5397 600f ax0:2 07 3794 060
emaild:a [email protected] om
websitwew:w .everyman.uk.com
EVERYMAN CHESSS ERIE(Sf ormeCraldyo gan Chess)
ChieAfd visoGra:r rKya sparov
Commissioneidnigt oBry:r oJna cobs
Typeseatn de ditebdyF irsRta nkP ublishiBnrgi,g hton
ProductbioyBn o okP roductSieornv ices
Printaendd b oundi nG reaBtr itabiynT heC romwelPlr esLst d.T,r owbridge,
Wiltshire
Conetnst
-
Bibliography 4
-
Introduction 5
-
1.Le arfnr otmh eM asters 9
-
2.P rinciopflR eoso kE ndgames 30
-
3.Th eoroyfR ookE ndgames 53
-
4.Pa wnasn dQ ueens 84
-
5.M inoPri eces 104
-
6.R ookv sM.i noPri ece 140
-
7.So lutitooEn xse rcises 161
Bibliography
A PockeGtu idteo C hesEsn dgamesD,a viHdo ope(rB el1l9 70)
Alekhi'nsGe r eateGsatm eso fC hessA,l exander AleCk.hHi.nOe',AlD e xander
(Batsford 1989)
BasiCch esesn dingRse,u beFni ne(,r eprTianrtt a1n9 74 )
BishoEpn dingYsu,r iA verbak(hB atsf1o9r7d7 )
Bishoup.K nighEtn dingYsu,r iA verbakh (Batsford 1976)
BotuinniBke'sstG ames1 947-19M7i0k,h ail Botv(iBnantiskf 1o9r7d2 )
EncyclopaeOdfiC hae sEsn ding(sS,a hovsIknif orma1t9o8r2 -9)
EssentiCahle sEsn dingJsa,m esH owel(lB,a tsf1o9r9d7 )
ImprovYeo urE ndgameP layG,l ennF lea(rE verym2a0n0 0)
Informat1o-r8 0
Kasparou-KarBpaotut:lo eft heT itanRsa,y mondK eene( Batsford 1991)
KnighEtn dingYsu,r iA verbakVhi,t alCyh ekhov(eBra tsf1o9r7d7 )
PawnE ndingYsu,r iA verbakIh.M, a izel(iBsa tsf1o9r7d4 )
Queena ndP awnE ndingYsu,r iA verbak(hB atsf1o9r7d5 )
RookE ndingGsr,i goLreyv enfisVha,s ilSym yslo(vB atsf1o9r7d1 )
Rooku .M inorPi eceE ndingYsu,r iA verbak(hB atsf1o9r7d8 )
RubinsteiCnhe'ssMs a sterpieHcaenss,K moch( Dove1r9 60)
TheG ameso fR oberJt. FischReorb,e rGt. W ade,K eviJn. O 'Conne(lBla ts­
for1d9 73)
TheU nknownC apablanDcaav,i Hdo operD,a leB randre(tBha tsf1o9r7d5 )
Introduction
Iw atnetdow riatc eh allebnogoioknn,ge tehxpaots meyst hinkoinn g
theend gamaen dc an ubseeb dyt hree adfeotrrr anigno irj sute n­
jyomenTth.e biosso ek-l usffifcniteb,u ittc abne c onsidaesar f eodl ­
lowp-t uoI mproyvoeu Ern dgamPel ayw,h ich pwubalsi slhaesydte ar.
Readewrhsor eatdh aotn teh orou(gahnldy imptrhroee vineddg ames
asa r esl!utm)a yb ei ntereisnft uerdtm haetrre ioafla s lgihthliyg her
leevlI.nt habto ok sooftm heae s ptessc uggeisntt ehmdee thoofsd e ­lf
trainwieenr gn foutl dleyv peelodl,a rgdeulety oa l acks poafca en,dI
hopteofi ll gtahipan tt hseep aegsI. ltiotk hei nk rtehaadtoe far lsl
standcaarbnde sen fiftor mt hmea tiearhle rneb iuti,if p t roveas
shaddiefif cultth,eI nr ecommreenadd Iimnpgr oyvoeu Ern dgame
Plafiyr s.t
TheS copoeft hiBso ok
Thibso oikse snsteiaalc loylc lteioofen nd gam(easn sdo mter ansi­
tional midedxlaemgptalhmeapestl alyi keeni dngosfp) r catiicma­l
potran.cE eithetrh eayr een idngtsh aotc curirnoe vde r--btrohdae
palyo ra nalysbiasso enda r eagla m.eT het heyot rhaIt i nvsetgiaties
closreellya ttote hdpe ra ctiecxaaplml es.
Theb ooiksd egsnidet ob e uassea sd e -lrtfainmianngu ablut,g oing
beyopnrdei vouwsor k.s sIu ggaem sett htooad c quiinrcear seecdo m­
petenacnedc onsueeqntslupypy la pporpriamtaet erfiotarhl re e ader
tof loloiwtt hrough.
Tom asttehree n dgatmhere e adsehrol udg aiinn sifgorhmta s tuodfy
botht heoiwrng ameasn dt hosteh weoo fr lds'tosrn gepslytae r(bso th
pasatn dp rest.e)G namessh oludb ea naylseadn dc ompatroes atdn ­
darednd gamteh eo.r y
Iti si moprtankte eytpoo u rsienc lofm tpietcioonnd iwtiitothnr aining
execirsst ehatte sptow erosfl ogiacn da nalyasnidts h,efi nn alpluyt
yoruw isdionmtp orc aticalS epllfa-yt.ri asai non nignogpi rnogc ess,
contincuhaelclkyyi onuogrw n palgaayi tnhsreti gooufar nsa lysis
5
Mastenrgti hEen dgame
ande tsablitshheeo.dIr tiy sn oa ccitd etnthhaweto rllde'asd pilnagy ­
erpsub liwsohr oknt heoiwrng ameassw elalst hoosfoe t hteorp
plyaerosft hpea sTth.e oirsfyu olfle xampolfwe osr clhda mpions
analytshienpigrr e deceesnsdogras'm.se
Thefr ist chlaopotaketesr n d inogfts o gpr andmaasntdwe hraslt e s­
sons wlee acfraornnm t hme.T he bouftl hke bdoeovke ltohppesro c­
esosfs tudyoinneog'w sng ame(sC hap2ta enrd4s - )6a ncd omparing
witehx ampfloremsm astpelyraa nde stabltihsehyo( erCdh apters 3-
6)a ndflo lo.I wnm yo pionnei,x ampfloremso uorw ne xpericeannc es
stilmautgera etr easrecwhh icihsb otihn rteestainndeg du cat.i ve
Makitnhgte i mteos olevxee rciisas nei msp ortwaaynt tot eshto w
welalni dea bheaeusnn deorosdat,n dth see cbaefn uo ndi ne ach
chapter.
Note Ith haavtceo nsidiethr eeludplt f oc orsrse-feraennacleo gous
endgamseots h,re e adceardn e veloppro ctsehsoe fc omparwiistohni n
thepsaeg es.
InI mproyvoeu Ern dgamPel aIyo fefrefdu rtahdevri: c e
Workionnig dn ividwueaalk neissss neessi bbluet annoo tb viaoruesa
foarb ootkod eawli tThh.e readers havea nddqi uvaielerisst,e styles
asw elalsf arilt(iaenIsdm etnioafn we oft htey ipcoanle .Hs e)er I
havceo nncrteatoends omeen dagmet hmeest haatr ree levtaon t
practiacpalpli ciaotrne,m indtihrneeg a doefir m porptarinntcl isep,
anIdh avseu ggestedt escohmnei tqocu oemsb paetrs stieenrtr oirns
endgamjedu gemteT.na ke onfott hTeei pNso,t easn Wda rnings.
Qulaintoyt nqtuiamteya ncso ncentornae txianmgpo lfpe rasc tical
relevraantchete hral ne arnailtnlhg de e tailed eoxfoc besprcetu ions
ruleAs w.o rokn a nys ujbeccaton n lys olb oen agn do,n cteh fien al
pagei sr eatdh,be o ockl osaendda rraendig ni tpsl aocnet hbeo ok­
sheiltcf a ni,yf o wui sbhe,c onsidereodf tt hhsete o .Hre oynwde ver,
iyfo hua veenj yoetdh e tsipmetean ndb eesnt imultaoit nevsdiet gate
endgawmietsah n ewv igotuhrey,no aur wee lolnt hwea yt om aster­
intgh eend gam.e
Beofrdee lviinnttgoh beo ohke riesa b rideifgs rseiaobno muytw ayo f
thingk.Ii nnstoefca lda iysfisncghs esi nt hrdeies tpihnacst(e oespn ­
ingm,i ddlegaandm ee n)d,si onIemg tiemsf,o trr ainpiupnrogs edsi,­
vidcehs es gaimnetssxoi !.
1P re-mtacphr eapration
2T heo pening
3T ransibteitownet ehonep enainnmdgi ddle(gOaTm:MeO peinng­
to-iMddglaempeh sae)
4T heM iddlegame
5T ransibteitownet ehmnei ddleagnadem en dga(mMeT :EM idd­le
game-ntdog-aEpmhea se)
6
Inturctoidon
6T heE ndgame
Inm odetronu rnapmraecnttPi hsea s1ie s o fttehnle o ensg,at ndth e
difefrenbceet wesetnr oanngdw eapkl yaerissm osatp parienn t
Phas3e s5& .! F oofdro t hought.
Ifwe c onsitdheeenr gd amteob ew here epilytaehhrea ros n loyn e
pie(ceex clutdhkiein n)gtg hetnh ibso oiksc oncedwr intephh as5e s
and t6hM,ei ddglaem-eton-dEgapmhea s(eoMr T E) anedn dt­he
gam.eI nc oncluIhs aivooenf tsetna rgtaemdef osrm e alritehra tnh e
puree ndgaimnoe r dteorl ooaktq uestiinovnosl sviimnpgl ification
andth teh inking aittn hvmeoo lmveenodtft ransni.t io
GlenFnl ear
BaillasrF,gr uaen,Ac uegu2s0t10
7
ChapterO ne
Learnf orm the Masetrs
•
Drawisbhu,nt o ty eDtr awn!
•
AcitvPeei ces
•
PatiteP naly
•
TheB eenfsi toSftu dy
•
Tyr iYto usrelf
MastreintghEe n dagme
Inm yy ouItp har ticuelnjayorelpdyl yaintgh ruoghg amecso lcltneiso,
andIf uondt hatths eew erees pceiailnlrsyut ctwihveen gtahmee s
weraen alybsyte hdpe al yetrhsme sevlesT.h et imsep etgn enerated
myi nteirnec setr toapieinnn sga nds trataeng-dii emsp onrttl-ay
thwea y iwnh icwhol rd-lcsas pltahyoeurgsCh otn.s eqtultyeh nei­r ap
proahct ot hgea mbee calmeesm sys tieor.u sI saswt rhoponlwga yers
hadnldes imlpiifepdo istiaonntdsh is stimmeut loaa ntayelsdte h eir
endinagssw elalsm yo wnw,h icihnt urlne tdoa ni ntsetir nes pecial­
iseedn dgawmoer .k s
Therweee rs omeend intghsa tfuo nIdt ob es oe nlitgehnitnhgat th ey
stuicnkm ym emoyr.h aIv ien clutdneeo dfm yf avourihteerasen dI
hopteh atth ree adweirle lnj otyh eams m uch daisdt h,Ime o ments
whereo ritmappnratc tidceacli swieornmeas d bee ipnagtr icularly
usuelfH.o puelfllyse soonnst hseep agweisle lna blyeo tuo b etter
makseuc hd ecisiinyo onusor w ng aems!
Drawsihb,u ntot y eDtra w!n
Examp1l e
D Coh•n Rubitnesni
StPe.rtbseug1r 099
Diaagmr1 ( B) Diagr2a( mW)
Whithea ssl tip gahwwne aknessesS houlWdht ied efnedo rat tack?
Materiisla elvb eult Whhiastsoe m seil hgtw eakenssienhs i psa wn
struc.Bt luarcceuokl cdo ntiwnihut le. e.5b. uatf t2eB rd 3f olloewdb y
Rgli it sd iffictuosl ethe o wh ec awni bny n ormmaela nasg aisnesnt­
siebd leefnc.Ie snteRaudb insptroevionkf eusr tehxecrh an(gheiss op­
ponehnatdc leabrelepyn ly ainfgoa rd rafwor mt he vsetrrat.y)
l..c.4N+2B xcR4x c34R cl?
Ane xchatnogfoea r3f! 4, g ainsipancgae n pdu ttians gt otpoa ny
10