By Gennady Nesis
Endgames consistently glance relatively effortless to play as a result of the aid within the variety of items at the board. however the concepts required are very diversified from these wanted within the middlegame, and particularly a lot concept needs to be given as to if or to not trade off definite items. in lots of situations, selecting the right trade should be the profitable flow in itself. Gennady Nesis is a number one Soviet theoretician who has introduced his adventure to endure on an important yet frequently overlooked subject. each participant may still study the ideas during this ebook.
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P-B4. p. 29 P-K4! This is a combinational mis calculation ! He should have admitted his mistake and con tinued 29 . . , P-B3 or R(Q) K2. What follows i s forced. Q-K2 30 P-B5 3 1 Q-Kt4 Better. N. Riumin pointed out a clever variation (Special issue of '64,' No. 3 ) : 3 1 P-B6, Q-K 3 ; 3 2 Q-R5, P - R 3 ; 33 Kt-B4, Q-R 7; 34 R x R, Q x B eh ; 35 R-K2, Q x BP and, as the Knight i s pinned down by the threat of Q-B8, Black's chances are certainly not worse! P-B3 31 . . Q-B2 32 ·B x P This is the result of the moves 28 .
R x P ; 34 P-R6! and one must assume that White should not lose, i n view of the strong passed pawn, and the weak defensive power of Black's first rank. For instance: 34 . . , Q x B ; 3 5 Q x Q, R x Q ; 36 P-R7, R-Q l ; 37 R-Kt l , and R x P. 34 35 36 37 38 39 R-Ktl B-K3 Q-QR4 B-Kt6 P-QB3 R-Q l 40 . . 4 1 B-Q8 42 R-QI Q x BP Kt-Q7 Q-Q6 Besides the extra pawn Black has the better position. 43 B-Kt6 R-B5 44 Q - R I There w a s nothing Q-K8 eh, K-R2. 44 45 46 47 48 49 ... K-R2 R-Kl RxR P-R6 QxP m 44 P-B5 K-R2 R-K5 QxR PxP Q-Kt8 Threatens 50 .
Evidently it was Black's turn to make a mistake. I t was possible to play 78 . . , R-Kt5, as well as 78 . . B-Q5 e h ; 79 K-R2, Q x Kt ; 80 R x R eh, K x R; 8 1 Q x B, Q x P. 79 Q-QB4 R-KKt2 I t h i n k it would have been better to exchange Queens (79 . . , Q-Q5 eh}, not Rooks. KxR 80 R x R ch After 8 1 K-Kt2, K-R3; 82 Kt-K3, Q-Q7 e h ; 83 K-B3, B-Q5; 84 Kt-Q5, K-Kt4; 85 Q-K2 it would have been quite probable. Q-Kt5 eh 81 . . PxQ 82 Q x Q ch K-R3 8 3 Kt-Q2 K-R4 84 Kt-K4 K-R5 85 K-Rl 86 K-Kt2 B-Q5 87 K-R2 B-Kt7 88 K-Kt2 B-K4 89 K-Ktl White resigned without re suming play.