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2. Attacking the king – King in the middle: A 1)1.Pe5(1.Lxf5Dxf52.La3Kf8)1....Pxe5(1....Dc82.Pxc6bxc63.Lxf5Dxf54.La3)2.Lxf5Dxf53.Txe5 2)1.Lb6Lh6+2.Pd2Dxb63.Te1+Le34.Dxb6 3)1.Txe4(1.g4Dh42.Txe40-03.Pf3Dh34.Te3Lf4)1....dxe42.g4 4)1.Txe7+Kxe72.Dd7+Kf83.Lh6+Kg84.Dd8+Pf85.Dxa8 5)1.Pf6+Dxf62.Tfe1+Le63.La4+Pxa44.Dd7# 6)1.Pe4Dxc4(1....Da72.Pxf6+Kd83.exd6)2.Pxf6+Kd83.Da5+ 7)1.The1+Kf8(1....Le62.Txe6+fxe63.Lg6+)2.Lh7Db63.Td8+(3.Dc5+Dxc5+)3....Dxd84.Dc5+ 8)1.e6fxe62.Pd6+Lxd63.Txe6+ 9)1....Pxc2+2.Kf1Td1+!3.Lxd1Pg3+!4.fxg3De1#10)1.Lb5+Pd7(1....Ld72.Lxb6axb63.e6)2.e6Lg73.exd7+Lxd74.0-0-011) 1.Pxf6+exf62.De6+Le73.Pd6+Kd84.Dc8#12)1.Dxd7+Lxd72.Pd6+Kd83.Pf7+Kc84.Te8+Lxe85.Td8#

3. Attacking the king – King in the middle: B 1) 1. Dc5cxb52. Lxb5+ Ld73. Pe5Pc64. Dxd5 2) 1. Pe3( 1. Ta7? Le72. Pxd6+? Lxd63. Lxb5+ Kf8) 1. ... Txc2( 1. ... Lh62. Db3) 2. Lxb5+ Ke7( 2. ... Dd7

3. Ta8+ Ke74. Pf5+ Dxf55. Te8#) 3. Pf5# 3) 1. ... Txe32. fxe3Pe43. fxe4Lxc3+ 4. Kf2Dh4+ 5. Kg1Dg5+ (5. ... Dxe4)  4)1.Txe6+Lxe62.Lxb5+Ld73.Te1+ 5) 1. Dd7+ Kf8 2. Ld6+ Pge7 3. Lxe7+ Pxe7 (3. .. Kg8 4. Le2) 4. Dd8+ 6) 1. ... Pd52. Db3Txe3+ 3. fxe3Lh4+ 7) 1. Pc7+ Pxc72. Txe7+ Kxe73. Df6+ Ke84. Td8# 8) 1. Lxc5Dxc5( 1. ... bxc52. Txd7Dxd73. La4) 2. Txd7Kxd73. Dxf7+ De74. Td1+ 9) 1. ... Pd52. exd5Lh4+ 3. g3Lxg3+ 4. hxg3Dxg3# 10) 1. Pxf5exf52. Pf6+ Dxf63. Dd8+ (3. Lb5+? Pd7) 3. ... Lxd84. Lb5# 11) 1. Tfe1Le62. Pf6+ Dxf63. La4+ 12) 1. e6Lxe62. Pe5Dc8( 2. ... Dd63. La3) 3. Dxc6+ Kd84. Dc5Pe75. La3Te86. Tfe1f67. Pf7+ Kd78. Pd6

4. Endgame – Passed pawn: A 1) 1. h7Lxh72. Th6+ Kf73. Txh7 2) 1. Lg8+ Kh82. Le6Dxe63. Tf8+ Kh74. e8D 3) 1. Lc2+ Kg82. Tf8+ Txf83. Lb3+ 4) 1. Ta6+ Kg72. Te6(Kok 1934) 5) 1. ... Le62. Tc7Pc4 6) 1. d7Td82. Te8+ Txe83. Dg8+ Kxg84. dxe8D 7) 1. Dd7Dxd72. c8P+ Kc63. Pa7# 8) 1. ... Ld3+ ( 1. ... d1D+ 2. Txd1Lxd13. Pd7+ Ke74. Pdxc5) 2. Ka1Lxe43. Pxe4(3. Td1Tc4) 3. ... Txe4 9) 1. ... Te1+ 2. Txe1Pf3+ 3. Kf1Pxe14. Pxc2Pxc210) 1. Te2+ Kd72. Te7+ Kxe7( 2. ... Kc83. Te8+ Kxc74. Te7+) 3. c8P+ Ke6+ 4. Pxa7Kd55. Pb511) 1. Ld8Kxd82. a5Kc73. a612) 1. Txc8( 1. d7? Txc72. Ld6+ Kg83. Te8+ Kf74. Te7+ Kf8) 1. ... Txc82. d7Td83. Ld6+ Kf74. Te7+ Kg6

5. Lc7

5. Endgame – Passed pawn: B 1) 1. Lc6Tb82. Txf8+ Txf83. e6c44. e7 2) 1. ... e22. Lxf2Le33. Ta1gxf2+ (3. ... Lxf2+ 4. Kh1e1D+ 5. Txe1Lxe1) 3) 1. Lb5+ Kb62. La5+ Kxb53. a7Lxa54. a8D 4) Picture 5) 1. d7Le72. Ld4+ Kxd43. Kxe7Pe54. d8D+ 6) 1. Tf1( 1. Te5? Te2) 1. ... h62. e7Te23. Tf8+ Kh74. e8D Txe85. Txe8 7) 1. Lg6Te82. Td1+ Kxe73. Te1+ 8) 1. Te2Txe22. Le4Txe43. f3+ 9) 1. c6bxc62. Le6Td83. bxc610) 1. Txd8Kxd82. h6Te1+ 3. Kh2Te54. Pc6+ Ke85. Pxe511) 1. Dc1Txc1( 1. ... Tbc22. Dxc2Txc23. e8D+) 2. e8D+ Kg73. De5+ 12) 1. Kd7! ( 1. Kd8? Ta33. Le6Ta8+ 4. Lc8Ta7) 1. ...Td3+ 2. Ld5! ( 2. Kc8? Ta33. Kb7Ta1! 4. e8D Tb1+ 5.

Kc8Tb8+) 2. ...Txd5+ 4. Kc8(De Feijter, 1935)

6. Middlegame – Passed pawn: A 1) 1. Tb1g62. Tb5Txb83. Txb8+ 3. ... Kg74. e8D 2) 1. ... e32. Txf3( 2. Dxa6Tg3) 2. ... e2 3) 1. ... Tb12. Txb1c1D+ 3. Txc1Dxc1+ 4) 1. d7Txd72. Te8 5) 1. De7+ Txe72. d7 6) 1. ... Txb32. axb3Dxe43. dxe4c2 7) 1. Lf7+ Kg72. Dxh6+ Kxh63. Lxe8 8) 1. Ld6Txd6( 1. ... Dxd62. Dxb7) 2. Dxb7Dxb73. e7 9) 1. Dxa4bxa42. Txb8Txb83. a610) 1. De8+ Lf82. Tb81-0 2. . ...Txb83. Dxb811) 1. Tc8Txc82. De71-0 12) 1. Tf8+ Kxf82. Tf1+ Kg83. e7+ Kh8

7. Endgame – Pawn against knight: A 1) 1. h7( 1. b6? Pf4+ 2. Kg4Pd33. b7Pe5+) 1. ... Kg72. h8D+! Kxh83. b6Pf4+ 4. Kh6!

(Klinkov 1965) 2) 1. c6Pf5+ 2. Kf2! ( 2. Kf4? Pd63. cxb7Pxb74. a6Pc5; 2. Kd3? Pd63. cxb7Pxb74. a6Pc5+) 2. ... Pd63. cxb7

Pxb74. a6(Grin 1990) 3) 1. Kh8! ( 1. Kf6? Pf4! ; 1. Kf8? Pf4! ; 1. Kf7? Ph4! 2. g7Pf5; 1. Kh7? Pf4! 2. g7Ph5) 1. ... Pf42. g7Pg6+

3. Kg8Pe7+ 4. Kf8! Pg6+ 5. Ke8(Heuäcker 1937) 4) 1. e6Pe2+ 2. Kh2! ( 2. Kg4Pc33. e7Pd54. e8D Pf6+ ; 2. Kf2Pc33. e7Pe4+ 4. Ke3Pd6) (Marwitz 1937) 5) 1. c6bxc62. e7Pxe73. d6Kf84. d7(Gunst 1923) 6) 1. Ke5! ( 1. Kf7Kf22. Ke8Ke33. Kd8Kd44. Kc7Kc5) 1. ... Kf22. Kd4Kf33. Kc5Pa84. Kc6 7) 1. c6Ke62. Kb5( 2. Kc5? Pf33. Kb6Pe54. c7Pc4+) 2. ... Pf33. Ka6Kd64. Kb7Pd45. c7Pb56. c8D

(Mees 1946) 8) 1. Kg1! ( 1. h6? Pf2+ 2. Kg2Pd33. h7Pf4+) (De Feijter 1940) 9) 1. e5fxe52. f6gxf63. b6f5+ 4. Kh3(Kok 1935)10) 1. Kb8Pd7+ 2. Kc8Pb6+ 3. Kc711) 1. e6( 1. g6fxg62. e6Pd53. e7Pxe74. f6Pd5) 1. ... fxe62. g6Ph53. g7Pxg74. f6(Tavarini 1983)12) 1. a6( 1. f7? Pd7! 2. a6Kb63. c5+ Kxa64. c6Pf8!) 1. ... Kb62. c5+ Kxa63. c6Kb64. f7(Ratz 1926)

8. Endgame – Pawn against bishop: A 1) 1. b6+ Kxb6( 1. ... Kb82. c5Lb73. h5(3. Kc3? d5) 3. ... La64. Kc3) 2. c5+ Kxc53. h5(Roberts 1927) 2) 1. a5Lf82. Kd5Lh63. g5+ Lxg54. Ke4Lh45. Kf3(Otten 1892) 3) 1. Kd5Le52. g3+ Kf53. g4+ Kf6(3. ... Kf44. g5Kf55. g6Kf66. g7) 4. g5+ Kf55. g6Kf66. g7(Rinck 1937) 4) 1. f4! exf42. e4fxe33. Ke2(Timchenko 1953) 5) 1. f5exf5( 1. ... Lxf52. a6) 2. Kf4Lh33. Kg3(Moravec 1913) 6) 1. Kd5! La5( 1. ... Ld82. b6! axb63. Ke6) 2. b6axb63. Kd4! Ld24. h7Lc15. Kc3(Leenhouts 1919) 7) 1. f5Kg3( 1. ... Kf32. g5hxg53. h6Lg84. f6g45. h7Lxh76. f7) 2. g5hxg5( 2. ... Kg43. g6Ld54. f6Kxh55. f7)

3. h6Lg84. f6Kf45. h7Lxh76. f7(Horwitz 1880) 8) 1. Kd5Lf12. Ke6Lg23. Kf7! (3. Kf6? Ld5) 3. ... Ld5+ 4. Kf6(Dall-Ava 1965) 9) 1. b4axb3( 1. ... Lc42. b5Le63. b6Ld54. b7Lxb75. f7+) 2. f7+ Kxf73. Kh7Lb1+ 4. Kh8(De Feijter)10) 1. h6Ld42. Kd5Lxb23. c4! (3. h7? f54. c4f45. Ke4Kg46. c5f37. c6f28. c7f1D) 3. ... bxc3(3. ... f54. c5f4

5. Ke4Kg46. c6) 4. h7c25. h8D+ (naar Troitzky 1928)11) 1. d5cxd52. Ke3Lg23. Kd4( 1. c4! c5; 1. Ke3? Lh12. c4c5) (Troitzky 1924) 12) 1. f6( 1. e6Kxc62. Ke5Kc73. f6Kd84. Kd6Ke8) 1. … Lb32. e6Lxe63. Ke5La24. Kd6(Destefani 1981)

9. Strategy – Mini plan: A 1) 1. ... exf5 Blackcapturesawayfromthecentre(theruleis:capturetowardsthecentre!)buttheknightgetsanicesquareone6. 2) 1. La3 Otherwise1....d5. 1. ... Te82. Ld6Dd83. Pe2e54. Pg3withabigadvantageforWhite.(Weisgerber-Vanden Bosch, Bad Nauheim 1936)

3) Whiteweakenstheblackpawnstructure:1. a5cxb42. Pxb4Df63. Pc6Tb74. f3bxa55. Txa5andWhiteisbetter. (Hemingway-Wade, Huddersfield 1953)

4) 1. f3 But 1. c5dxc52. La3b6is not good.Afterf3thewhitebishopscometolife.Therestofthegameisinstructive. 1. ... h5 After1....exf3Whiteplays2. Lxf3. 2. Pxe4Pxe43. fxe4Dxe44. Ld3De75. e4Kg76. Lf4f67. Dd2g58. Le3h49. e5dxe510. dxe5Dxe511. Ld4

Da51 2. c5Kh613. Lxf6Dxc5+ 14. Ld4Dd615. Txf8Dxf816. Tf1De717. Tf6+ Kh518. Le2+ andBlackresigned. (Gligoric-Rabar, Zagreb 1939)

5) 1. g5

FirstofalltopreventBlackfromclosingthekingsidewithh6.Whitenotonlypreparesh4-h5toopenfiles,butthemovealsofreesthewayforthewhitebishop.Thee6-squareiswaiting. 1. ... Kg82. h4.

6) 1. ... Pxc4 Blackmustmakethewhitebishopharmless.Themovedoesnotloseapiece!On 2. Dd3therefollows 2. ... Dh4.Inthe

gameVan Dongen-Van Beek, Leiden 1997Blackplayedtheweaker1. ... Dc72. Dd3g63. Pe3Pc54. Pg4! f65. Dd4.Thematingpattern also remains in the position after 5. Lxf6!

2. Lxh7+ Kxh73. Dd3+ Kg84. Dxc4Pf6andBlackmight be better. 7) 1. ... e6 Thismovehitsthenailonthehead.Thewhitepressuresuddenlyisgone,thec4-pawnisdifficulttoprotect. 2. f5? Afterthebetter2. Da2exd53. cxd5Df7Blackhasthe advantage too. 2. ... exd53. fxg6Pxc4.Whiteresigns. (De Gorter-Frank Erwich, Wijk aan Zee 1998)

8)Theknightonf6iscentralisedbutisn’tdoingmuch.Therefore1. ... Ph5, on its way to f4.Inthegame Harinck-Marc Erwich, Leiden 1996Blacktookond2andlostagreatdealofhisadvantage.

9) 1. Lh4! Maintainingthetension.Whitedoesn’tneedtofear1. ... g52. Pxg5hxg53. Lxg5.Whitewinsthepiecebackwith4.e5.

After1. Lxf6Dxf62. Pe5De7Whitehasinsufficientcompensationforthepawn. 1. ... De8 Onanyothermovetherefollows2.e5. 2. Lxf6gxf63. Pd2Kh74. Lf1b55. Df3f56. Df4Pb37. Pxb3cxb38. Ld3andWhiteis better due to the weak

black pawns. (Romanishin-Savon, Erevan 1976)10) Picture11) Picture12)Blackweakenstheblackpawnstructure: 1. Txc8Dxc82. Pf5exf53. Dxd5Pc5 3....Dc2is followed by 4. Lxg7. 4. Lc4De65. Dxe6Pxe66. Td1andWhiteisbetter.(Flohr-Veltmander, Tartu 1950)

10. Strategy – Mini plan: B 1) 1. ... e5 not only prevents e5but also creates a strong square for the knightone5.Whitecannotmaintainthe f4-pawn. 2. fxe5 After2. g3comes 2. ... Lh63. Lg2exf44. gxf4Ph5. 2. ... Pxe53. d3Pfg44. De2 Alsoafter 4. Lxg4Pxg45. Lc1(5. De2Tce8) 5. ... Pe3Blackis better. 4. ... Pe35. Te1f56. exf5Pxf3+ 7. gxf3Txf5.(Pickard-Lein, Dallas 1996) 2) 1. a4 Logicalbecausetheblackpawnstructurehasbeendemolished.(Pogrebyssky-Levenfish 1939) 3) 1. ... Pc8 Blackmustactivatehisknight.Fromf5itattacksapawn. 2. Pf1Pe73. Pg3Lxg34. Txg3Pf55. Th3c5with the advantage. Llack plays for a second white weakness.

(Lein-Jansa, Borgarnes 1985) 4) 1. d5 Alogicalmove.Whiteactivateshispieces.InthegameBlackrefusedthepawnsacrifice.Thepositionafter1. ... exd52. Pd4

g63. e6Lc84. De5seemsfineforWhite,althoughhemusttakecareofhise-pawn.After 4. ... Pc75. Lxf5Pa66. Tb1gxf57. Te1f48. Dxf4,Whitehasmorethanenoughcompensationforthepiece.

1. ... Pb62. d6nowthewhiteadvantageisunmistakable. 5) Blackisbetterafteranymove.Thewhitepiecesarehinderingeachother.The9yearoldJankielFerrolchosethestrong

1....a5toexploitthevulnerabilityofthepositionofthewhitequeen.Thethreatistotrapthequeen.After2. a4b53. axb5Lxb5thethreatisagaina4.

6) 1. ... Dh4+! BlackdroppedapieceinReisinger-Hoy, Duitsland 1992 with 1. ... Pxd42. Pxd4Dh4+ 3. Df2 2. g3Df6. Blackhasweakenedthef-pawn.Thebishoponb7ismuchmoreactivenow. 7) 1. ... g5 Blackmustpreventf4.After1. ... Tce82. f4T5e73. Tcd1Blackhas to reckon with f4. 2. f4 Whitehasnotimetoplay2. Pd1Pxd53. exd5Dd4! 2. ... gxf43. Dxf4Tce84. Tf1T5e75. e5 OtherwisePd7-e5.Blacktookthepawnandtherestwaseasy.(Ligterink-Psakhis, Plovdiv 1983) 8) 1. b4 Whitekeepstheknightona6passive. 1. ... Dc82. Lb2Te63. Pb5withtheadvantageduetothelimitedmobilityoftheblackpieces. (Marjanovic-Forintos, Bär 1980).

9) 1. ... Lc8 Youshouldn’texchangeofftheweaknessesofyouropponenttooeasily.Blackcantakeb4-pawnwheneverhewishes.The

bishopisalsoactivated. 2. g5hxg53. Lxg5Lb74. Kh2Txb45. b3Tc86. Te3andBlackwoneasily. (Stolz-Boleslavsky, Groningen 1946)

10) 1. ... b5! Itwouldbeasintoremovetheknightfromthecentre(after2. Ld3thatwouldbethecase).Blackcreateswithb5astrong

squareond5.Theprotectedpassedpawncanbeblockaded. 2. c5a611) 1. Pd1 Onitswaytof5andthewhiteattackwillbeunstoppable. 1. ... Tc82. Pe3Tc73. Pf5Tf84. Dd1f65. f4exf46. Dh5Pe57. Dh7+ (Benko-Najdorf, Los Angeles 1963)12) 1. Pd3 Whiteforcesaverystrongcentrewithapawnsacrifice. 1. ... exf42. e5fxg33. hxg3Dg54. Pf4 Blackgaveupapieceonc4,buthecouldn’tsavethegameanyway. (Polugaevsky-Geller, Riga 1958)

11. Strategy – Mini plan: C 1) 1. Tg3 Whitemustconquerthesquared5forhisknight.Forthatpurpose1.b3isnotcleverbecauseof1. ... Lxb3! 1. ... Tg8 Thereisnochoice;thekingmustkeeponprotectingd6; 1. ... Lb52. c3doesnothelpmuch. 2.f6+andWhitewinsmaterial. 2) 1. ... Pxe4 Thewhitepawnsacrificeiscorrectindeedafter1. ... dxe42. Pg5or 1. ... De72. e5. 2. Pxe4De7! Capturingisnotobligatory.After2....dxe4follows3. Lc4De74. Pg5andWhiteisbetter.Afterthequeenmovethewhite

pawnsacrificeishardlysuccessful. 3)1.b4 Whitewillconquerd4forhisknight. 1. ... Le7 Thebishopmustgoback: 1. ... Ld42. Tb10 ¬0 3. Pxd4Dxd44. Le3 2.a3 Inthe19thcenturysacrificingwasverypopular,butthepositionalpawnsacrificehardlyexisted.Nowwith2....d4Blackcan

developsufficientcounterplay.Maybetherefore 2. Df2!? InthisgameWhitewasright. 2. ... f53. Tc1Lb74. Le3Dd85. Pd4Pf86. 0-0 withfinepieceplay.Theknightond1goestoa5.

(Steinitz-Sellman, Baltimore 1885). 4) 1. e5 Whitemustopenmorelines.After 1. Ph2c62. f4d5Blackshutsofftheimportantattackingbishoponb3. 1. ... De72. Tfe1Tbe83. Dd2dxe54. Txe5Dd65. Dg5Txe56. Pxe5Db67. g4Ld68. Pxf7Txf79. Df5g6

10. De6Kg711. Dxf7+ Kh612. Le6(Alekhine-Duras, Saint Petersburg 1913) 5)1. Dxc5 Whiteplaysforthed6-square.Adifficulttask,butsinceyouknowthewhiteplan,it’sapieceofcakenow.Themoveorder

with1.e5isalsogood. 1. ... dxc52. e5Lxf33. Txf3Pd74. Pe4Ke75. Tg3Thg86. Td6withabigadvantage(Polugaevsky-Kotov, Moscow

1961) 6)1.Lc4 Thismodestmoveisthebest.Capturingone6strengthenstheblackcentreandgivesupthepositionoftheknightonf5.On

c2thebishopistoopassive.Thepossibledoubledc-pawnsarenotweak. (Keres-Tarnovski, Helsinki 1952) 7) 1. De3 Attacktheweakpointsofyouropponent.Theh6-pawncannotbeprotected. 1. ... Kh82. Txg7Kxg73. Tg1+ (Bellon-Alonso, Cienfuegos 1996) 8)1.a4 Whiteisgoingtoattack(andwin)onthekingside,excepttherearetoomanydistractionsontheotherside.Therefore,

WhiteshutsthequeensideatthemomentwhenBlackcannotcaptureenpassant(thea5-pawnwillthenbeincurablyweak)(Gurgenidze-Polugaevsky, Tbilisi 1956).

9)1.f4 Thepawnonf5isweakbutdifficulttoattack.Whitethreatenstotakeone5.Themove 1. Lb2isalsogood.Blackcannot

answerwith1....f4becauseof 2. Lg4. 1....e4 Or1. ... Tgf82. Lb2with the threat 3. Ld3and 1. ... exf4is followed by 2. Lxf4 2. Lb2Dg63. Lh5

10)Awkwardagain,butifyouhaveseenitonceitiseasy.InthiskindofpositionWhiteisalwaysbetter(moremobilityforhispieces),buttomakeprogressisanotherstory.Hereyouwillmanagewith:

1.c5! InthegameFrank Erwich-Havelaar, Wijk aan Zee 1998Whiteplayedthelessstrong 1. Tcd1. 1. ... Td82. cxd6Txd63. Txd6exd64. Pb4andtheblackpawnstructureisvulnerable.11) Thesloganis:increaseyouractivity.Theknightonf6isvulnerablebecauseitcanbepinnedalongthelongdiagonal. 1. Pce2 Asitturnsoutfromthefollowingmovestheknightong3hasonemoreattackingtask. 1. ... Dd72. Db2De73. Pd4Kg84. Pxc6withawinningposition. (Smyslov-Suetin, Moscow 1952)12)1. ... Pe8 Youshouldknowthataprotectedpassedpawnpossiblyisbestblockedbyaknight.Theknightond6hasagoodposition.It

supportstheadvancef5(andsometimesb5).(Jezek-Uhlmann, Praag 1956)

12. Strategy – Mini plan: D 1) 1. ... Pe6 Forcesthepawnforwardssothatthebishopsbecomeslessmobile.After1. ... cxd42. cxd4exd43. Lxd4Pe64. Le3Pc5

5. Lxc5bxc5Blackhasabetterbishopending,buttheadvantageismuchsmallerthaninthegame. 2. d5Pd8! Onthewaytoa5toattackc4.Thepawncannotbeprotectedsufficientlyanymore. 3. Kf2La64. Ke3Pb7withadecisiveadvantage.(Shipman Fine New York 1945) 2)1. Lf1 Blackwasthreateningtounderminetheknightwith1....a5.Whiteremainsbetterbecauseofthemoreactiveminorpieces,

although,theadvantageafter 1. ... Pb7!isnotbig.Blackplayed1. ... Pe6?andlostoneofonly36gameshelostduringhiscareer. (Eliskases Capablanca, Semmering 1937)

3)1.f4 ThepawnstructuremustbebrokenupbeforeBlackstrikeswithKd5ande4. 1. ... Lf72. fxe5+ Kxe53. Pc5withawinningadvantage. (Ludden-De Vreugt, Hoogeveen 1997) 4)1....h5 Blackcreatesadistantpassedpawn. 2. Ke3g53. f4exf4+ 4. gxf4g45. f5f66. Lf1La47. Pc5Lc1+ 8. Kd4Ld1.Whiteresigned. (Visier-Gligoric, Montilla 1978 5)1....a6 Openingfilestosupporttheknightonc4.Onitsownapieceonastrongsquarecandonothing.1....h62.a4a63. Le3isnot

necessary. 2. bxa6Txa63. Lg5Tfa84. Pc1 Black’spositionisgood.Thewhitepawnsareweakandeasytoattack. 6)1....g5 Defendsthestrongsquare.Also1. ... Lh6ispossible.Thepawnmoveislessflexiblebutthebishopcanremainactiveonthe

longdiagonal.(Podgorny-Pachman, CSR 1954) 7)1.Kh1! ThewhiterooksaredoingnothinginthispositionandBlackisvulnerabledownthef-file.Tooccupythesquareinfrontofthe

doubledpawnsisagoodplan,exceptthattheknightcannotgetthere: 1. Pe2f5! 2. exf5(or 2. Pg3f43. Pe2d6) 2. ... d5. 1. ... d62. f4Le63. Lxe6fxe6 Thisexercisebelongstochapter9.Whiteisfine,buthowshouldhecontinue? (Larsen-Zuidema, Havana 1964) 8)Picture 9)1.c4 Blackgetsamobilemajorityifhecanplayc4. (Lasker-Tarrasch, Germany 1908)10)1. Ph4 Totheedge,butonitswaytothestrongsquaref5. 1. ... Te52. g4Pb43. Pf5. WhitewoninDidishko-Kasparov, Minsk 1978.Blackwas15yearsoldatthetimeofthisgame.11) 1. Ta1 Othermovespromiselessadvantage:1. e5Td8or 1. Td1Pa62. Td7? (a better move is 2. b5Pb83. Ta1a64. Tc1

axb55. Lxb5+ Kb7) 2. ... Pb8! 1. ... a62. Td1Tf83. Td7Kb84. e5withawinningposition.(Smyslov-Matanovic, Monaco 1967)12)1....Pc5 Thankstotheknightona5Blackcanplayhisknighttod3.Ahugeimprovementofhisactivity. 2.Ke2 Intherookendingafter2. bxc5Txc53. Pxc4Txc4Whitehasweakpawns. InthegameAaron-Botvinnik, Leipzig 1960theblackknightcameinwith2. ... Pd3andBlackwon.

13. Mobility – Trapping: A 1) 1. ... Pxe42. Lxe4f53. Ld3f4 2) 1. e5Pxe5( 1. ... Lxe52. Dxg6) 2. f4Pg6( 2. ... Pg43. hxg4Lxg44. Tde1) 3. Dxg6 3) 1. Txc8Txc82. Ld7Tc33. Lg4 4) 1. d5Lf52. g4Lxc33. bxc3Le44. f3 5) 1. ... b52. Dxb5La63. Da4Pb6 6) 1. ... a52. Dxb5( 2. Dxc5Pxc53. Lxa8Pd3+) 2. ... La63. Dc6Tc8 7) 1. Td8+ ( 1. Pd6Tb8 (Van Putten-Mostertman Schagen 2004) 1. ... Kh72. Pd6Td73. Pxb7 8) 1. Pb5Lxb52. cxb5axb43. axb4 9) 1. ... Dc5+ 2. Kh1Th63. Dg5f64. Dxh6+ Pxh610) 1. ... Ld4+ 2. cxd4Te811) 1. Pe5Kf82. Dd6+ Kg83. De7(3. De6+? Kf8) 3. ... Lg6(3. ... Ld74. Df7+) 4. Pxg612) 1. Lxg7Kxg72. Dc3( 2. Db2Lf63. Ta1Db5) 2. ... Lf63. Ta1Db54. Pxb5

14. Mobility – Trapping: B 1) 1. Txf7Kxf72. Lg5Dh53. g4 2) 1. g4Dh62. g5Dh53. Pf4 3) 1. Lxf6gxf62. Kb3Txc53. Kb4 4) 1. g4Le62. g5Lxh33. gxf6Lxg24. fxe7 5) 1. Tc4Db52. Tb4De2( 2. ... Dc53. Dxc5) 3. Lf3(3. Te1Dh5) 6) 1. Lxc4Dxc42. Pb1Da23. Tf2 7) 1. Dxg4( 1. Lc1Ld4+ 2. Pxd4( 2. Kh1Le3) 2. ... Dxd4+) 1. ... Dxg42. fxg4Lxb23. c3 8) 1. ... Lb42. Lxb4b63. Dxa6Pxb4 9) 1. Lb5+ Ld72. Pc4Db43. Lxd7+ Pbxd74. a310) 1. ... Tg5+ 2. Kf1Tg63. Dh5(3. Df4Dxh3+) 3. ... Te511) 1. ... g5( 1. ... De5? 2. Dg3) 2. Dxh6De53. g3(3. f4exf34. Pxf3Dxe3+ 5. Kh1Pe4) 3. ... Lf812) 1. Pc4Db4+ 2. Ld2

15. Mobility–Trapping (queen b2/b7): C 1) 1. Pc4Db4+ 2. Ld2 2) 1. ... a52. La3Tcb8 3) 1. Teb1Dc22. Pe1 4) 1. Pc3Pe52. Tb1 5) 1. a3Db62. Pxe6 6) 1. h7+ Kh82. Dd4+ Kxh73. Tfb1 7) 1. a4Db62. Tfb1Dc63. Lb5 8) 1. Pa4Db42. Ld2Da33. Tf3 9) 1. ... Dd62. Lg5f63. Le3Tfb810) 1. Lxc5Dxc3( 1. ... dxc52. Pa4) 2. Lb411) 1. Pa4( 1. Pdb5Pb42. Tc1Kd8) 1. ... Da32. Lc1Db4+ 3. Ld2Da34. Pb512) Picture

16. Mobility – Trapping (double attack): D 1) 1. Pf7Tb6( 1. ... Tf62. Pe5+ Kc5( 2. ... Kb43. Pd5+) 3. Pd7+ ; 1. ... Td42. Pe5+ Kc53. Pe6+) 2. Pe5+ Kb4

(2. ... Kc53. Pd7+) 3. Pd5+ (Prokes 1950) 2) 1. Pd6Tf32. Kg2Tf4( 2. ... Tf83. Pe6+; 2. ... Tf63. Pe8+) 3. Pe6+ (Troitzky 1916) 3) 1. Kb5! Te82. c4+ Ke4( 2. ... Ke63. Pg7+) 3. Pd6+ (Mandil 1933) 4) 1. Pd5+ Kb8( 1. ... Kd62. Pc4+ Kxd53. Pb6+; 1. ... Kd82. Pb6) 2. Pb6Ta73. Pc6+ (Rinck 1944) 5) 1. Kc2Tg32. Pc7+ Ke7( 2. ... Kf63. Pe4+) 3. Pf5+ (De Barbieri 1924) 6) 1. Pf3+ Ke42. Kg4Ta6( 2. ... Ta53. Pf6#) 3. Pc5+ (Bent 1980) 7) 1. Pf7Dh4( 1. ... Df82. Pf4+ Kh43. Pg6+ ; 1. ... De82. Pf6+ ; 1. ... Dg82. Pf6+) 2. Pf4+ Dxf43. exf4

(Becker 1921) 8) 1. Pd6Da72. b6+ Kxb6( 2. ... Dxb63. Pd5+) 3. Pc8+ 9) 1. h4De62. Pcb6+ Kd3( 2. ... Kb53. Pc7+) 3. Pf4+ (Rinck 1933)10) 1. h4De62. Pcb6+ Kd33. Pf4+ (Rinck 1933)11) 1. Kd1c32. b3c2+ 3. Kc1(3. Kxc2? Dc7) (Lamoss 1968)12) 1. Pd6Da72. b6+ Kxb6( 2. ... Dxb63. Pd5+) 3. Pc8+

17. Draw – Perpetual check: A 1) 1. ..Ta2+ 2. Kg1Pf3+ [ 2. ..Td2] 3. Kf1Td24. c7Ph2+ 2) 1. De6+ Kh82. Pg6+ hxg63. Dh3+ 3) 1. ... Pg42. hxg4Df2+ 3. Kh2Dh4+ 4. Kg1Df2+ 4) 1. Txf8+ Lxf82. Dg8+ ( 2. Pf6Txc1#) 2. ... Kxg83. Ph6+ Kh84. Pf7+ 5) Picture

6) 1. Pe3Le62. Pc2+ Kd53. Pb4+ Kd44. Pc2+ 7) 1. e7h22. e8P h1D 3. Pc7+ Ka74. Pxb5+ 8) 1. Db8+ Kb62. Da7+ Kc73. Db8+ 9) 1. Dxg7+ Txg72. Txf8+ Tg83. Tff7Ta84. Txh7+10) 1. ... Df3+ 2. Tg2Df1+ 3. Tg1Df3+ 4. Dg2Pg3+ 5. hxg3Dh5+ 6. Dh2Df3+ 7. Tg2Dd1+11) 1. f4+ gxf42. Db8+ Kf53. Dxf4+ Kg64. Df7+ Kg55. Df4+12) 1. Dg8+ Kg62. De6+ Kh7

18. Draw – Stalemate: A 1) 1. ... g3+ 2. Dxg3Dg1+ 3. Kxg1stalemate. 2) 1. De3+ Kxe3+ 2. Tg3+ Ke4stalemate. 3) 1. Dxh3! ( 1. Db7+? Kf62. Lxe6Lg2+ 3. Ke3Lxb7; 1. Df3+? Lf5+) 1. ... Dxa2( 1. ... Txh32. Lxe6+ Kxe6

( 2. ... Kf63. Lxh3)) 2. Db3+! ( 2. Dxh5+? Pg6) 2. ... Dxb3stalemate. 4) 1. De5+ Dg72. Db8+ Dxb8stalemate. 5) 1. ... Lxe4+ 2. Dxe4Dh2+ 3. Kxh2Ta2+ 4. Kh1Th2+ 5. Kxh2stalemate. 6) 1. Ta8+ Kh72. Th8+ Kxh83. Dh6+ Dxh6stalemate. 7) 1. ... Th1+ 2. Kxh1Pg3+ 3. fxg3Dxg2+ 4. Kxg2stalemate. 8) 1. Dd8+ Kg72. Ph5+ gxh53. Dg5+ Dxg5stalemate. 9) 1. Dc2+ Kh62. Dh7+ Dxh73. Pf7+ Kg64. Pe5+ stalemate.10) 1. ... Td3+ 2. Dxd3De3+ 3. Dxe3stalemate.11) 1. Tcg1Lxg12. Txg6+ Txg6stalemate.12) 1. Tg8+ Txg82. Pf7+ Lxf73. Kh6g5stalemate.

19. Draw – Defending against a passed pawn: A 1) 1. Tg7+ Kf82. Tg5f1D 3. Tf5+ Dxf5stalemate. 2) 1. Tb3Lf2+ 2. Ka8e1D 3. Tb1Dxb1stalemate. 3) 1. Tb4a1D 2. Pb6+ Lxb63. Ta4+ Dxa4(Schade van Westrum 1941) 4) 1. Kh3( 1. Tg5+? Lxg52. Kh3g1P+) 1. ... g1D 2. Tg5+ Dxg5stalemate. 5) 1. Pb5Lxb52. Lh6Kf63. Ld2a1D 4. Lc3+ Dxc3. 6) 1. Kb2a1D+ ( 1. ... e22. Tf4+ Kb53. Tf5+ Kb64. Te5) 2. Kxa1e23. Tf4+ Ka34. Te4Lxe4 7) 1. Te3+ Kxe32. Kc3b1D stalemate. 8) 1. Kf3g1D 2. Th5+ Kg63. Tg5+ Dxg5 9) 1. d6Lxd62. Ka8Lc5( 2. ... Lxc7) 3. Ta7+ Lxa7(Tutlayants 1963)10) 1. Pe3e1D 2. Pc2+ dxc2stalemate.11) 1. a4+! ( 1. Txc5+ Kxc52. Lg5Kc43. Kf3Kb34. Lc1a45. Ke4Ka26.Kd3Kb17.Lh6c1D 8.Lxc1Kxc1)

1. ... Kb6( 1. ... Kb42. Le1+) 2. Lf2c1D 3. Txc5Dxc54. Kh1! Dxf2(Mattison 1913)12) 1. Tg5+ Kf8! 2. Pg6+ ( 2. Pe6+? Ke7) 2. ... Lxg6! ( 2. ... Kg83. Th5) 3. Tg1hxg1D (3. ... hxg1T) (Rinck 1906)

20. Draw – Fortress?: A 1)Yes:Whitecannotmakeanyprogressbecauseofstalemate. 2)Yes:Whitekeepsrepeating Th4and Tf4. 3)Yes:Whitecannotmakeanyprogressbecauseofstalemate. 4) No:Whitewinswith1. Kd7c42. Kd6Kc83. Ld5 5) Yes:WhiteplaysKe2and Kd1 6) No:Whitewinswith1. Kd7Kg82. Ke7Kh83. Pf6gxf64. Kf7 7) No:Whitewinswith1. Dh1(ifitisBlacktomove: yes! 1. ... h3) 8) No:Whitewinswith1. Le7! Kxe72. Kc7Lf83. d6+ Kf74. d7Le75. d8D Lxd8+ 6. Kxd8 9) Picture10) No:Whitewinswith1. Ke7Kc62. Kd8Kb53. Pb811) Yes:Thebishopmustremainonthelongdiagonal.After1. Tf7+ Kg82. Tf6Blackdoesnottake but plays 2. ... Kg7!12) Picture

21. Draw – Insufficient material: A 1) 1. Kd2Kb6( 1. ... La22. c3b33. Kc1) 2. Kc1La23. c3! bxc3(3. ... b34. Kb2) 4. Kc2(De Feijter 1941) 2) 1. Kf4( 1. Kh6? Le42. Kg5Kxa5) 1. ... Lh12. Kg5Lb73. Kh5Kxa54. Kh6Le45. b7Lxb76.Kxh7 3) 1. Pf5+ Kf8( 1. ... Kxg62. Pe7+) 2. g7+ Lxg73. Pe7Th84. Pg6+ (Prokes 1941) 4) 1. Tb1Kc22. Tg1! Lf23. Ta1! Kb24. Kg2! Kxa15. Kxf2(Fritz 1931) 5) 1. d6! ( 1. Ke8? d62. Kd7Kg23. Kc6Kf3! 4. Kb7Ke45. Kxa6Kxd5) 1. ... Lxd62. Ke8Lb43. Kxd7Lxa54.

Kc6(4. Kc8) 4. ... Le15. a5! Lxa56.Kb7Ld27.Kxa6(Havel 1944) 6) 1. Ta1Le5+ 2. Kb4Lxa13. Ka3Kxc14. Kxa2Lb2(Pogosjants 1978) 7) 1. Kg5+ Ph7+ 2. Kh6Dxh83. g7(Kuznetsov 2015) 8) 1. Ke5Lb32. g8P! f6+ 3. Pxf6exf6+ 4. Kxf6(Richter 1960) 9) 1. Pe4+ Pgxe4( 1. ... Pcxe42. Lxe5+ Dxe5( 2. ... Kxe53. Pc4+) 3. Pg4+) 2. Lxe5+ Dxe5( 2. ... Kxe53. Pc4+)

3. Pg4+ (Von Holzhausen 1912)

10) 1. Pc6Lxd72. Pe511) 1. Pa5! Kxa52. d8P! (Comay 1990)12) 1. Pc6! ( 1. Pd5? Txa7+ 2. Kxa7Lxd5) 1. ... Txa7+ ( 1. ... Lxc6; 1. ... Tb1) 2. Kxa7Lxc63. Kb8(Dankiewicz 1978)

22. Draw – Wrong bishop: A 1) 1. a4! ( 1. g8D? Lxg82. b4( 2. a4b4!) 2. ... Kb3!) 1. ... bxa4! 2. g8D Lxg83. b4axb3(Lewitt 1919) 2) 1. bxa5bxa52. Kf2Lxf33. Ke3en de koning bereikt de hoek. 3) 1. g3h32. Kf3( 2. Kf4? Lg13. Kf3Kf64. g4Lh2) 2. ... Lg13. g4Lh24. g5 4) 1. Kf4! ( 1. Kf5Kg3; 1. c7Lxc7+ 2. Kf5h6) 1. ... Kh32. c7Lxc7+ 3. Kg5Lf4+ 4. Kxf4h55. Kf3 5) 1. c6! Lxc6( 1. ... Ke72. c7Kd73. La4!) 2. La4! bxa43. Kd2! (3. Kd1? Le4! 4. Kc1a3) 3. ... a3(3. ... Le44. Kc3!)

(Ojanen 1957) 6) 1. Kg7! ( 1. Pa6? bxa62. Kg7a5) 1. ... Lxe4( 1. ... Kxb82. Kxh7b53. e5Kc74. Kg7; 1. ... b52. Kxh7b43. Pc6b3

4. Pa7+ Kd75. Pb5b26.Pc3Ke6) 2. Pa6! bxa6( 2. ... b63. Kf6Kb74. Pb4b55. Ke5Lh76.Kd4Kb67.Kc3; 2. ... b53. Kf6Lb74. Pb4Kc75. Ke5Kb66.Kd4Ka57.Kc3) 3. Kf6a54. Ke5a45. Kd4a36.Kc3Ld57.Kc2La28.Kc3! (8.Kc1? Kc7) 8. ... Lc49.Kc2La210.Kc3Lb11. Kb3a212. Kb2

7) 1. Tb4cxb42. Kxd4b3 8) 1. ... Tg3+ 2. Kxf4Tg4+ 9) 1. Th6+ Kb52. Th5+ Kb43. Ta5Kxa54. b4+ Kxb45. Kb2(Kivi 1979)10) 1. d7! Lh42. Kc7! Kd43. Kd6! Kxc44. Ke5Ld85. Kf411) 1. a6( 1. c8D+ Txc82. Pd6+ Kd73. Pxc8Kxc84. Kc5Le2) 1. ... bxa62. c8D+ Txc83. Pd6+ Kd74. Pxc812) 1. f8D+ Lxf82. Pf7+ Kg83. Ph6+ gxh64. Ke3

23. Opening – Which developing move?: A 1) a) 1. Dd6Notabadmove.Whiteisbetterbecausethequeenisdifficulttochaseawayfromd6. b) 1. Ld3Adevelopingmove,thatcausesBlacknoproblems. c) 1. Pa4! Movingthesamepiece twice is very good here.Whitethreatensto win material with 2. Pb6and 3. Pxc8. Black opted for

sudden death with : 1. ... Pbc6? 2. Lb6(winning the queen). (Hector-Vidarsson, Reykjavik 1996) 2) a)1. Pf3Bad,Blackwinswith1. ... Pe42. Lh4Dxh4. b) 1. e3 Thecorrectmove.Whiteparriesboththreats (... Pe4and ... Lxf2). c)1.Pc3prevents 2. ... Pe4but now 2. ... Lxf2+ wins. 3) a) 1. ... Le6 Thismoveisrecommendedbytheory.Whitecanwin his pawn back with 2. Lxe6fxe63. Db3but after 3. ... Dd7Blackhas

adequateplay. b) 1. ... Lc5Blackmustreckonwith2. Pg5Ph63. Pxf7Pxf74. Lxf7Kxf75. Dh5+afterwhichitisWhitewhois

better.Hegetshispawnback. c)1. ... Lg4? Theworstofthethree.After2. Db3Dd73. Lxf7+ (but not 3. Dxb7? Tb84. Lxf7+ Kd85. Da6Lxf3

6. gxf3Tb67. Dc4Pe5) 3. ... Dxf74. Dxb7Tc85. Dxc6+ Ld76. Da6Pf67. e5Pe48. Te1Pc59. e6Pxe610. Pg5Blackresigned. (Pytel-Castro, Dortmund 1977)

4) a) 1. ... e6 Thebest.Theactionofb)gainsnothingnow: 2. Pg6fxg63. Dxg6+ Ke7. b)1....e5Goodmove,exceptafter2. Pg6fxg6? ( 2. ... Lb4+ isbetteralthoughWhiteisfineafter3. c3fxg64. Dxg6+

Kf85. cxb4exd46. 0-0) 3. Dxg6+ Ke74. Pf5# c)1....Pgf6Whitegetsanadvantagewith2.Pg6Tg8(2....Pc53.Dc4fxg64.Dxc5isalsobetterforWhite)3. Lf4. 5) a) 1. Pf3? After 1. ... Pb4isWhitehasseriousproblems. b)1.a3?After 1. ... Pd4Whitesolvedtheseproblemsbyresigning. (Kox-Welling, Eindhoven 1973) c) 1. e3Blackdoeshavecompensationforthepawnafter1 ... Pb42. Lb5+ Ke7 6) a) 1. ... dxe4isdangerousforBlackafter2. Pg5! (niet 2. Pxe5Da5+). b) 1. ... Ld6 Thebestmove.Blackmaintainshiscentre. c)1. ... Lg4Tooactive.Namely,after2.exd5cxd53.h3Blackmusttakeonf3anditisawasteoftimeandofthebishop. 7) a) 1. ... Lxd2+ Thewinningmove.After2. Dxd2Pc63. Td1e5! Black has superior play. b) 1. ... Dxd4Toogreedy.Blackislostafter2. Lxb4! De4+ 3. Le2Dxh14. Dd6! Pc65. Lf3! Pxb4(5. ... Dxg1+

6. Ke2Pd4+ 7. Dxd4) 6. 0-0-0! (Griffith-Brainin 1943) c) 1. ... Pc6DoesnotcausemuchtroubleforWhite,after2. Lxb4Pxb43. Pf3Pc2+ 4. Dxc2Dxf35. Tg10-0 6. Lg2. 8) a) 1. ... h5 Black’spositionisworse,butstillplayable.BlackcontinueswithPe7, g6and Pf5. b)1....Dc7attacks e5, but after 2. Ld4thequeenjustbecomesvulnerableontheopenc-file. c)1....f5Openingthepositionwhenyouarebehindindevelopmentisnotagoodstrategy: 2. exf6Pxf6(better 2. ... Dxf6

3. Ld4Ph64. Dh5+ Df75. Dg5andWhiteisbetter) 3. Dg6+ andmate. (Pulnikov-Oserov, Togliatti 1984) 9) a) 1. ... Pb4 Acorrectdecision.After2. Lc2( 2. Da4+ Ld73. Db3Le64. Da4+ Dd7of 2. Lb5+ c6) 2. ... Dxd1+Blackhasa

decisiveadvantage.(Guinari-Rastrelli Bologna 1925) b)1....f6Whitedoesnotacceptthepawnsacrificeandplays2.0-0 Pgxe53. Lxe5fxe54. Lb5. c)1....Le6Apassivedevelopingmove.Blackmustshowhowhegetshispawnbackafter2.0-0.10) a)1.Te1Blackcancastle. b)1.Lxf6! Thepointisthatafter1. ... Dxf62. Pxe6follows.Whiteisbetterinanycase:2. ... Lxe63. Lxe6fxe6(3. ... Dxe64.

Te1of 3. ... 0-0 4. Ld5) 4. Dh5+. Blackmusttakewiththeg-pawnandthatappearedtobegoodforWhiteinthegameSutovsky-Bykhovsky, Tel Aviv 1995:1....gxf62. Dg4(Blackhasdifficultiesdeveloping.) 2. ... Lxd43. cxd4h54. Dg7Ke75. d5! Dg8(5. ... exd56. Lxd5! Dxd57. Dxh8Lh38. Dg7) 6. d6+ Kxd67. Dxf6Ld78. Tfd1+ Kc79. Le2

c)1. De2Blackcancastle.11) a)1....a6chasesthebishoptoabettersquare. b)1.... Pe4 Thebestmove.Whiteisnotyetfullydeveloped.Furthermore,twopiecesareunprotectedandthewinning2....Da5isbeing

threatened.After2. Da4( 2. Le3Da5) 2. ... Lc53. Le3Lxe34. Txe3Df6Blackhasahugeadvantage. c) 1. ... Le6Passivedefenceisnotnecessary.12) a)1.c3 Thebestmove.After1. ... Le72. Da4Ph63. Pe40-0 (3. ... Pf54. Td1b55. Dc2) 4. Lxh6gxh65. Tfd1De8

6. Dxd7Lxe47. Dxc7Lc58. b4Le79. Pd4Lxg210. Kxg2Dd8? 11. Pxe6Whiteobtainsadecisiveadvantage.(Quiteros-Miana, Argentina 1975)

b)1. Te1Weakensthef2-square,soBlackalwayswinsatempowithLc5. c)1.De2Anordinarymoveinthiskindofpositions.Thequeenisnotalwayshappilysituatedone2becauseofa5en La6.

24. Double attack: A 1) Picture 2) 1. Lxg7Dxg72. Pf6+ Kf83. Txg7Kxg74. Ph5+ 3) 1. ... Lxe42. fxe4Dxe33. Dxe3Pg4+ 4) 1. ... Tg22. Dd4Pf4+ 3. Dxf4gxf44. Kxg2e5 5) 1. b4Lb62. b5Pa53. Pe7+ 6) 1. Te1+ Lxe12. Dxe1+ Kd73. Pf6+ 7) 1. ... Th32. Dxh3Pf43. Dg3Pe2+ 8) 1. ... Lxf32. Lxf3( 2. Pf4Lxg23. Kxg2Lxf44. gxf4Pd7) 2. ... Ld2 9) 1. Txc4+ Kxc42. Pd2+ Kc53. Pb3+10) 1. ... Dxf4+ 2. Kxf4g5+ 3. Kg4Pe3+11) 1. Txb4axb42. Pd512) 1. ... Td6 2. b4 Ta6+ 3. Kb3 Pc5+

25. Eliminating of the defender: A 1) 1. ... Txf42. Dxf4Dxe23. Txe2Tb1+ 2) 1. ... Dc1+ 2. Dd1 ( 2. Td1 Tc2) 2. ... Tc2 3. h3 Dxd2 3) 1. ... Pf2+ 2. Txf2( 2. Kg1Pe4+) 2. ... Ld43. Dxd4Te1+ 4) 1. Pf5 exf5 2. Dxc8+ Pxc8 3. Te8# 5) 1.Txe8Dxe82.Da4Tc1+(2....Dxa43.Tb8+)3.Kh2 6) 1. Pe7+ Txe72. Dxf6Dxf63. Td8+ 7) 1. ... Txa32. bxa3Dxa1+ 3. Tb1Te1+ 4. Df1Txf1+ 8) 1. ... Txd22. Txd2Dxg33. Dxg3Tc1+ 9) 1. Pb3 De7 2. Txe5 Dxe5 3. Dxe5 Txe5 4. Td8+10) 1. ... Pe3 2. Txe3 ( 2. Dxe3 Txb2) 2. ... Txb2 3. Dxb2 (3. Tg3 Dd1+) 3. ... Dd1+11) 1....Tdxe82.Dxe8h63.De2Dxe212) 1. ... Td1+ 2. Txd1Dxc3

26. Discovered attack: A 1)1.Txd6Txd62.Dxf8+Kxf83.Lh6+ 2)1....Dg1+2.Kxg1d1D+3.Dxd1e2+ 3)1.Txe5dxe52.Lxf6+Kxf63.Pe4+fxe44.Dxa5 4)1....Txg2+2.Kxg2Lxd5+3.Kh3Lg2+4.Kxg2Dxd4 5)1.Txe7+Kxe72.De4+Kf83.Pe6+ 6)1....Pf3+2.gxf3Dg6+3.Kh1Pg3+ 7)1.Pd5Dxe12.Pe7+Kh83.Tf8# 8)1.Pf7+Txf72.Pe5 9)1.Lxg7Lxg72.Dh5h63.Lh7+10)1.Pg6!hxg62.Dxd611) 1.e6Dxc72.exf7+Lxf73.Tf8#12)Picture

27. Double attack: B 1)1.Lxh7+Kxh72.Dc2+Kg83.Lc7 2)1.Td8+Kg72.f5Lxf53.Dc5 3)1.Pfxd5Pxd52.Dh5Pf63.Db5+ 4)1....Tc1+2.Pf1Txf1+3.Kxf1Db5+ 5)1.Pxf5Lxf52.Lxf5Txf53.Dd5+ 6)1....De6(1....Txh3+2.Kxh3Df7)2.Tf2Txh3+3.Kxh3Dh6# 7) 1. Dh5 Dh6 ( 1. ... h6 2. Df7+ Kh8 3. Df5) 2. Df7+ Kh8 3. Dxb7 8)1.Pd5exd52.Txe7Dxe73.Dxf5+ 9)1....d32.hxg4dxe23.Dxe2Dd4+10)1.Df6+Dxf62.Txg8+Kxg83.e8D+11) 1....Dh32.gxh3Pf2++3.Kg1Pxh3#12)1.Le4Da62.Txe7Txe73.Db8+

28. Eliminating of the defender: B 1) 1. h6+ Kh82. Le6d53. De5+ 2) 1. Te6 Lxe6 ( 1. ... Dxe6 2. Lxe6) ( 1. ... fxe6 2. Lxf6) 2. Lxf6 3) 1. ... Tc1+ 2. Lxc1Dh3+ 3. Th2Df1# 4) 1. Pxf5+ gxf52. Te6+ fxe63. Df6# 5) 1. Te5Lxe52. f6Tg83. Lg7+ 6) 1. Lf4Txf42. Dh7+ 7) 1. ... Ld22. Txe4Lxc33. Kf1fxe4 8) 1. Db3+ Kh8 2. Pf7+ Kg8 3. Td7 Pxd7 (3. ... Dxd7 4. Pe5+) 4. Ph6+ Kh8 5. Dg8+ Txg8 6. Pf7# 9) 1. Lc7Dxc72. Txc5+ Dxc53. Db7+ Kxa54. Ta1#10) 1. Le5Txe52. Pe8Pf53. Pf6+ Kh84. Dg8#11) 1. ... Lf22. Dxf2Txe13. Txe1Txe1+12) 1. ... Le32. Lxf7Dxe4+

29. Eliminating of the defender: C 1)1....Ld22.Dxd2Dg2+3.Ke1Dg1# 2)1....a32.Dxa3Th1+3.Kb2Tb1# 3)1....Te32.fxe3Ph3 4)1.Th7Lxh72.Dh8+Lg83.Dh6# 5)1.f5+Dxf52.Dg7+Kh53.g4+Dxg44.Dh7# 6)1.De5+Kf82.Df6Dxe73.Dh8# 7)1....f6+2.exf6Te5+3.Kh4Th5+4.Kg3Th3# 8)1.Dg8+Lf72.Dd8Txg43.Dd7# 9)1.Tg6Pg32.Tg4+Txg43.Ph3#10)1.Td7Lxd72.Dd6+Te73.Dh6+Ke84.Tg8#11) 1....Te4+2.dxe4La612)1.Ld7+Lxd72.Pd5

30. Pin: A 1) 1. ... Lxe5 2. dxe5 Td7 3. Tc3 Le4 2) 1. Pxe6+ Lxe62. Db4 3) 1. Pc6 Df62. Pe7+ Dxe73. Dxf5 4) 1. ... Dd8+ 2. Tg5 Kh7 3. Df4 Kh6 5) 1. Da4+ Dc62. Td8+ Kxd83. Dxc6 6) 1. ... Pxg52. fxg5Txe3 7)Picture 8) Picture 9) 1. Txc8+ Txc8 2. Da4+ Kd8 3. La510) 1. Lb5 Pc6 2. Pe2 Tc8 3. Pxd411) 1. Pxd6 Dxd6 2. Txe5 ( 2. Lh7+ Kg7 3. Txe5 Dxe5 4. Lc3) 2. ... Dxe5 3. Lh7+ Kg7 4. Lc312) 1. ... Ld52. De2Db1

31. Pawn ending – Key squares: A 1) 1. Kd7! ( 1. Kc7? a32. Kd6Kd4!) 1. ... a32. Ke6! Kd4( 2. ... Ke43. Kf6!) 3. Kf5Kc34. Ke4Kb25. Kd3Kxa2

6. Kc2(Grigoriev 1925) 2) 1. Kg7h52. Kf6! ( 2. Kg6? h43. Kg5h3) 2. ... h43. Ke5h34. Kd4Kg25. Ke3Kxh26. Kf2 3) 1. Kf4Kd52. Ke3Kc43. a4! (3. Kd2Kb34. a4Kxa4) 3. ... bxa44. Kd2Kb35. Kc1(De Feijter 1932) 4) 1. Kh8! ( 1. Kf8Kf62. Kg8Ke53. Kf7Kd44. Ke6Kc35. Kd5Kb26. Kc4Kxa2) 1. ... Kf62. Kh7! Ke53. Kg6

Kd44. Kf5Kc35. Ke4Kb26. Kd3Kxa27. Kc2(Kovalenko 1977) 5) 1. Kf8( 1. Kh7? Kf52. Kg7Ke43. Kf6Kd34. Ke5Kc25. Kd4Kxb2) 1. ... Ke62. Ke8Kd63. Kd8

6) 1. Kf4! ( 1. Ke3Kc42. Kd2( 2. a4Kb43. Kd4Kxa44. Kc3b55. Kb2Kb4) 2. ... Kb3) 1. ... b5( 1. ... Kc42. Ke5Kb33. Kd6Kxa34. Kc6=) 2. Ke3Kc43. a4bxa44. Kd2(Iriarte 1975)

7) 1. Kc4Kb2(( 1. ... Ka42. Kd4Kb53. Ke4Kc64. Kf5! – 4. Kf4? h3=) Kd3Kc13. Ke2Kc24. Kf3(Moravec 1952)

8) 1. Kb5Kc32. Kc5Kd33. Kd5Ke34. Ke5Kf35. Kf5Kg36. h6! (Selesniev 1914) 9) 1. Kg7! h5( 1. ... Kd32. Kxh7) 2. Kg6h43. Kg5h34. Kg4Kd35. Kxh3Ke46. Kg4(Grigoriev 1938)10) 1. Kg5( 1. Kg7? h52. Kg6h43. Kg5Kc64. Kxh4Kd75. Kg5Ke86. Kg6Kf8=) 1. ... Kc42. Kh6Kd53. Kxh7

Ke64. Kg6(4. Kg7? Kf5=) 4. ... Ke75. Kg7Ke66. h4Kf57. h511) 1. Kc6! ( 1. Kc5? Kb72. Kd6Kc8! 3. Ke7Kc74. Kf6Kd65. Kg5h36. gxh3Ke7=) 1. ... Kb8( 1. ... Ka62. Kd6

Kb63. Ke6Kc64. Kf5h35. gxh3Kd76. Kf6Ke87. Kg7) 2. Kd7! ( 2. Kd6? Kc8=) 2. ... Kb73. Ke6Kc74. Kf5h35. gxh3Kd76. Kf6Ke87. Kg7(Moravec 1952)

12) 1. Kd2(1. Kxd3? Ke12. Kc2( 2. a4Kd1) 2. ... Ke23. a4Ke1!=) 1. ... Kf22. a4Kf33. Kxd3

32. Pawn endings – Key squares: B 1) 1. Ke6! ( 1. Kxd5Kf7; 1. Kxf5Kd7) 1. ... Kd82. Kxd5f43. Ke4Ke74. Kxf4Kf65. Ke4Ke66. e3 (Glaser 1939) 2) 1. a3( 1. a4? Ka82. a5Kb83. b6axb64. axb6Ka85. b7+ Kb86. Kb6stalemate.) 1. ... Ka82. a4Kb83. a5Ka84. b6

axb65. axb6Kb86. b7(Fahrni) 3) 1. Kb5! ( 1. Kb6? Kb82. Ka5Kc73. Kb5Kc8=. Alsogood is 1. Ka5! Ka72. Kb5Kb83. Kb6Ka84. Kc7)

1. ... Ka72. Ka5Ka83. Ka6Kb84. Kb6Ka85. Kc7(Verburg 1985) 4) 1. Kh4Kg72. Kg5! ( 2. e5? Kxh7= ; 2. h8D+? Kxh83. Kxh5Kh7=) 2. ... Kxh7( 2. ... h43. Kxh4Kxh74. Kh5; 2. ...

Kh83. Kg6h44. e5and mate on e8.) 3. Kxh5Kg74. Kg5Kf75. Kf5Ke76. Ke5Kf77. Kd6(Herberg 1941) 5) 1. g8P+ Kh72. Kc2( 2. Pf6+? Kg63. Kc2Kxf64. Kxd2Kf5=) 2. ... Kxg83. Kxd2Kf74. Ke3Ke65. Ke4 6) 1. Kf2! ( 1. b4? Kg42. Ke3Kf53. Kd4Ke64. Kc5a55. bxa5Kd7; 1. Kf3? Kh2! 2. b4Kg1=) 1. ... Kg42. Ke3

Kf53. Kd4Ke64. Kc5Kd75. Kb6Kc86. Kxa6Kc77. b4(Leick 1948) 7) 1. Kc2! ( 1. b3? Ke72. Kb2a4! 3. b4Kd64. Ka3Kc65. Kxa4Kb6= ; 1. Kb1? Ke72. Ka2Kd63. Ka3Kc64. Ka4

Kb6=) 1. ... a4! ( 1. ... Ke72. Kb3Kd63. Ka4) 2. Kb1! ( 2. Kc3? a3! 3. b3Ke7=) 2. ... a33. b3! (3. b4? Ke74. Ka2Kd65. Kxa3Kc66. Ka4Kb6=) 3. ... Ke74. Ka2Kd65. Kxa3Kc66. Ka4Kb67. Kb4(Dedrle 1921)

8) 1. e3( 1. e4? g52. e5Kg83. Ke7g44. e6g3=) 1. ... g52. Kxg5Kg73. Kf5Kf74. e4Ke75. Ke5 9) 1. a5! ( 1. Kh5? a52. Kg5Kg83. Kf6Kh74. Ke6Kxh65. Kd610) 1. Kb4! Kg52. Kc5Kf43. Kd4! Kf54. Kxd5(Moravec 1940)11) 1. a3( 1. a4? Kb72. b3Kc7! 3. a5bxa54. Kxc5a45. bxa4=) 1. ... Kb72. a4Kc73. a5bxa54. Kxc5a45. Kb4a3

6. Kxa312) 1. Kb4( 1. c4? Kb62. Kb4bxc43. Kxc4e3! 4. fxe3Kc6=) 1. ... Kb62. c3Kc63. c4bxc44. Kxc4Kd65. Kd4e3

6. fxe3! (naar Herberg 1956)

33. Pawn endings – Key squares: C 1) 1. Kf4( 1. Ke4Kg42. Ke3Kf53. Kd2Ke44. Kc3Kd5) 1. ... c3( 1. ... Kh42. Ke3Kg43. Kd2Kf44. Kc3) 2.

Ke3c43. Ke2Kg44. Kd1(1955) 2) 1. Kg2(or 1. b6cxb62. Kg2Kg63. Kf2Kf6) 1. ... Kg62. Kf2Kf63. Ke2Ke64. Kd2Kd65. b6cxb66. Kc2Kc6

7. Kb2(Guy 1941) 3) 1. Kf5Kg72. e7! ( 2. Ke4? Kf83. Kd4Ke74. Kd5f5) 2. ... Kf73. e8D+ Kxe84. Ke6(4. Kxf6? Kd75. Kf5Kc6

6. Ke4Kc57. Kd3Kd5) 4) 1. Kb2Kc42. Ka3b23. Ka2 5) 1. Kh8! (Moravec 1952) 6) 1. Kc2Kd62. f6gxf63. Kd2 7) 1. Txb6Txf3+ 2. Kg2axb63. Kxf3 8) 1. Ke6Ke82. d3Kf83. d4Ke84. d5Kf85. d6exd66. Kxf6 9) 1. Kf2b42. Ke2! ( 2. Txe4+ Kxe43. Ke2b34. Kd2Kd45. Kd1Kd36. Kc1Kc37. Kb1b2) 2. ... b33. Kd1!

(3. Txe4+ Kxe44. Kd2Kd45. Kd1Kd3)10) 1. Kg3! ( 1. Kg4? Kc2! 2. Kf4( 2. Kf3Kd3) 2. ... Kd33. Ke5Kc4) 1. ... Kc22. Kf2! Kd3( 2. ... Kd23. Kf1) 3.

Ke1(Grigoriev 1931)11) 1. g6( 1. Kg2Kg4) 1. ... fxg62. f5gxf53. Kg1Kg54. Kf1Kg45. Kg2Kf46. Kf2(Mattisson 1918)12) 1. Kf2! c5( 1. ... Kd22. c5Kd33. Ke1Kd44. Kd2Kxc55. Kc3) 2. Ke3Kc23. Ke2Kc34. Kd1Kxc45. Kc2

(Mandler 1949)

34. Pawn endings – Race: A 1) 1. Kf7( 1. e4? Kg8=) 1. ... g52. e4g43. e5g34. e6g25. e7g1D 6. e8D+ Kh77. De4+ Kh68. Dh4# (Pogosjants 1976) 2) 1. e6( 1. b6? c32. b7( 2. e6c2=) 2. ... c23. b8D c1D 4. Dg8+ Kf25. Dg2+ (5. Dxf7+ Ke3=) 5. ... Ke16. Dg1+ Kd2

7. Dxc1+ Kxc18. Kg4Kd29. Kf5Ke310. Kf6Ke4=) 1. ... fxe6( 1. ... c32. exf7c23. f8D c1D 4. Dg7+ Kf25. Dg2+ (andexchangingqueensafter5. ... Ke16. Dg1+ or winning the queen after 5. ... Ke36. Dg5+) 5. ... Ke1(5. ... Ke36. Dg5+) 6. Dg1+ Kd27. Dxc1+ Kxc18. b6) 2. b6c33. b7c24. b8D c1D 5. Dh2+ Kf16. Dh1+ (Kok 1992)

3) 1. h6( 1. d6a32. h6a23. d7a1D=) 1. ... gxh62. d6a33. d7a24. d8D a1D 5. Df6+ (Kok 1992) 4) Picture 5) 1. f6b32. Kd1! ( 2. Kd2? e43. f7e3+=) 2. ... e43. f7e34. f8D (Zinar 1986)

6) 1. d7( 1. Kc8? f32. d7f23. d8D f1D= ; 1. Kc7? g32. d7g23. d8D g1D 4. Db8+ Ka6=) 1. ... g3( 1. ... f32. Kc7f23. d8D f1D 4. Db8+ Ka65. Db6#) 2. Kc8g23. d8D g1D 4. Da5# (Schaffler 1979)

7) 1. h7! ( 1. Kg7? g3!) 1. ... g3( 1. ... c32. Kg7! c23. h8D c1D 4. Dh6+) 2. Kg8! g23. h8D g1D 4. Dg7+ (Richter 1957) 8) 1. g7g22. g8T+ (Wrong is 2. g8D+? Kh33. Kf3g1D 4. Dxg1stalemate.) 2. ... Kh33. Kf3(Frink 1926) 9) 1. Ke4! ( 1. h6d32. h7d23. Ke2Kc24. h8D d1D+=) 1. ... Kc42. h6d33. Ke3Kc34. h7d25. h8D+ (Grigoriev)10) 1. h4( 1. Kd5? Kf3=) 1. ... b52. Kd5Kd33. h5b44. h6b35. h7b26. h8D b1D 7. Dh7+ (Brenev 1931)11) 1. Kg7( 1. Kg8? Kf62. Kh7Kg5; 1. Kh7? Kf4( 1. ... Kf6? 2. Kh6) 2. Kg6Kxg4) 1. ... Kf42. Kf7e53. Kf6e4

(3. ... Kxg44. Kxe5=) 4. g5(Marysko 1968)12) 1. Kg4! ( 1. Kf2Kh12. a6h23. a7stalemate.) 1. ... Kg22. a6h23. a7h1D 4. a8D+ (Salvio)

35. Pawn endings – Race: B 1) 1. a4h42. a5h33. a6h24. a7h1D 5. a8D+ Kg16. Da1+ Kh27. De5+ Kg28. Dg5+ Kh39. Dh5+ Kg210. Dg4+

Kh211. Kf2(Polerio) 2) 1. ... Kg7( 1. ... Kg6? 2. d5h53. d6h44. Ke6h35. d7h26. d8D h1D 7. Dg8+ Kh58. Dh7+ and wins; 1. ... Kg5?

2. Ke6h53. d5h44. d6h35. d7h26. d8D+ and wins) 2. d5h53. d6h44. Ke7h35. d7h26. d8D h1D 3) 1. Kd4Kf52. Kd5Kf63. Kd6Kf74. c5(4. Kd7? a55. c5a46. c6a37. c7a28. c8D a1D= 4. ... Ke85. Kc7a56. c6

a47. Kb7a38. c7a2(Moravec 1953) 4) 1. Kg1! ( 1. Kg2? h52. a5h43. a6h3+ 4. Kxh3d3=) 1. ... h52. a5h43. a6h34. a7h2+ 5. Kxh2d36. a8D (Zinar 1987) 5) 1. ... Kg32. a5Kf43. a6Ke3(Adamson 1921) 6) 1. Ke4b32. Kd3Ka43. g6Ka34. g7b25. Kc2Ka26. g8D+ (Constantin 1938) 7) 1. Kg6( 1. g6? b32. g7+ Kg83. Kg6b24. h6b1D+ and wins) 1. ... b3( 1. ... Kg82. h6b33. h7+ Kh84. Kh6– 4. Kf7?

b25. g6b1D 6. g7+ Kxh77. g8D+ Kh6– 4. ... b25. g6b1D 6. g7#) 2. Kf7b23. g6b1D 4. g7+ Kh75. g8D+ Kh66. Dg6+ Dxg6+ 7. hxg6(Dvizov 1987)

8) 1. a4! ( 1. Kd5? Kf42. Ke6Ke43. a4Kd4; 1. Kd4? Kf42. a4e5+ 3. Kc3e44. a5e35. a6Kg3!) 1. ... e52. a5e43. Kd4! Kf44. a6e35. Kd3! Kf36. a7e27. a8D+ (Benko 1973)

9) 1. Ke4( 1. Ke5Kg42. a4f53. a5f4) 1. ... Kg42. a4f5+ 3. Kd3! Kg34. a5f45. a6f36. a7f27. Ke2Kg28. a8D+ (Vinje 1938)

10) 1. ... Kb22. a5Kc33. Kg3Kd44. a6Ke35. a7f26. a8D f1D (Reti 1922)11) 1. ... Kg42. a4Kf33. a5Kg24. a6f35. a7f2+ 6. Kd2f1D 7. a8D+12) 1. b5Ke5( 1. ... h42. b6h33. b7h24. b8D+) 2. b6! ( 2. Kc5Ke63. Kc6h44. b6h35. b7h26. b8D h1D+) 2. ... Kd6

3. Kb5h4(3. ... Kd74. Ka6Kc85. Ka7) 4. Ka6h35. b7Kc76. Ka7(Moravec 1952)

36. Pawn endings – Breakthrough: A 1) 1. g5hxg52. f6! ( 2. h5? Kd63. f6Ke64. fxg7Kf70-1) 2. … gxf63. h5g44. Kd3(Novak-Kalis CSR 1992) 2) 1. c5bxc5( 1. ... Kd52. c6) 2. a5Kd53. a6 3) 1. ... e32. fxe3f33. gxf3h4 4) 1. g4( 1. f5? gxf52. Kf4Kc43. Kxf5b54. g4b4(4. ... hxg45. Kxg4=) 1. ... hxg4+ 2. Kg3( 2. Kxg4? Kc43. f5gxf5+

4. Kxf5=) 5) 1. Kd2! a32. Kc1! Kf33. d5cxd54. c6d45. c7(Herbstmann 1929) 6) 1. e5c4+ 2. Kc2c53. f5 7) 1. ... c4( 1. ... f52. gxf5g43. Kd2) 2. Kb1f53. gxf5g44. f6 8) 1. e4dxe4( 1. ... Kb62. f5) 2. d5exd5( 2. ... Kb63. dxe6Kc74. f5) 3. Kc3(3. f5? d4) 3. ... Kb64. f5(Pigarev 1955) 9) 1. a4! ( 1. d5? cxd52. a4d43. Kg4d34. Kf3bxa45. b5a36. b6d27. Ke2d1D+ 8. Kxd1a2; 1. Kg4? d5) 1. ... bxa4

2. d5cxd53. b5(Lewitt 1922)10) 1. c6! Kb62. d6! exd63. f5Kc74. f6Kd85. c7+ Kxc76. f7(Fontana 1943)11) 1. ... g4( 1. ... a42. g4h43. Kb2Kc64. Ka3Kb55. Kb2Kb4) 2. Kxb3h43. gxh4g34. fxg3a4+12) 1. ... f42. gxf4+ Kd6( 2. ... Kd5? 3. a5Kc5) 3. a5g34. a6Kc7

37. Strategy – Knight against bishop: A 1) 1. Pa4! Whitemustblocktheblackdoubledpawns.Inthatwaythebishopremainsbad. 1. ... De72. Dd4Tfb83. Pc5a54. a3Kf75. Ta1Tb56. b4Tab87. c3with a big advantage.

(Em. Lasker-Cohn, St.Petersburg 1909) 2) 1. Dxd4 Whenthereisabadbishopitisgoodstrategytoexchangetheremainingpieces. 1....Dxd4 After1. ... cxd42. Le5Kg73. Lxf6+ Kxf64. b4La65. Pf3d36. cxd3Lxd37. Pd4Lb58. Pxb5cxb59.g4White

winsthepawnending. 2. Le5+ Kh73. Lxd4cxd44. b4La65. Pxf5d36. cxd3Lxd37. Pd4(Sax-Szell, Hongarije 1984) 3) 1. ... c4 Createsabadwhitebishop.Inaclosedpositiontheknightdoesabetterjob. 2. Ph4g53. hxg6ep fxg64. f4h55. Tf3Kd7andBlackwon.(Evans-Lein, South Bend 1981) 4) 1. Pxe6 Exchangepieces!

1. ... Lxe32. Pxd8Lxd23. Pxd2Taxd84. exf6Txf65. Pb3andWhitereachestheidealposition,theknightcanblockthepawns. (Karaklajic-Hall, Bognor Regis 1968)

5) 1. Lxf5 Exchangingsoastobeleftwithaknightagainstabishop. 1. ... Dxf52. Pxc6Lxc6(Wolff,P-Wen, Canada 1991) 6) 1. ... Lxc3 Asurprisingexchange.Fivemoveslaterthepowerofitcanbeseen.After 1. ... Pe52. Pb5Whiteisbetter and also after

1. ... Pb6there follows 2. Pb5. 2. bxc3Df63. Ld2Pe54. Tfb1Tfb85. Txb3Txb3with a huge advantage. (Quinteros-Panno, Buenos Aires 1968) 7) 1. ... Lg4 Exchangingthebishopfirstandafter 2. Df4Lxf33. Dxf3De7 luringthepawnontothecolourofthebishop. 4. e5Pd5withabettergame. 8) 1. ... Dxd8 Afterthequeensareexchangedthebadpositionoftheblackkingisnotimportantanymore. 2. Dxd8Pd63. Dxg8+ Kxg8 9)1...Lxc3 Blackexchangesallpiecesthatcontrolsquaree4.Capturingonc3immediatelygivesWhiteaweakc-pawn.Also1....Lf5

2.Ld2Lf5ispossiblebecauseWhitecan’tplayawayhisknight.After2.bxc3Lf53.Lxf5Dxf54.g4De65.La3Pe4+Blackwonwithoutmucheffort(Makogonov-Botvinnik, Sverdlovsk 1943).

10) 1. ... Pcxe4 Thismoveexchangespiecesandcreatesastrongpointone5. 2. fxe4Pg43. Lxg7+ (3. Lg1!?) 3. ... Kxg74. Dd4+ f6withadvantage. (Gaprindashvili-Martinovic, Smederevska

Palanka 1990)11) 1.Lxe6 Also1.Lb3isapossibility.After1...Le72.Le3a5hasBlackenoughcounterplay. 1....Le3Lb7(or3....c54.Pxc5Lxc55.Lxc5Lb76.g3)4.Lc5Td8+5.Kc2Lxc5(5....Td56.Td1!)andWhite

hasachievedwhathewants:goodknightagainstbadbishop.(Kupper-Krivec SUI ch)12) Whiteexchangesallthepiecessoastobeleftwithagoodknightagainstabadbishop. 1. Pg6 Also1. Pc6is good; Llack has the extra possibility 1. ... Ld62. Lxf6gxf6) 1. ... fxg6 After 1. ... hxg52. Pxe7+ Kh73. Te5a pawn is lost. 2. Txe6Kf73. Tae1Tfe84. Lxf6Lxf65. Txe8Txe86. Txe8Kxe87. Pd1withawinningendgame;abishop

doesn’tlikedoubledpawns. (Simagin-Keres, Moscow 1963)

38. Ending L–Y – Technique: A 1) 1. Le5+ Kd72. f7Ke73. Ke3 (Troitzky 1924) 2) Picture 3)Picture 4) 1. b5axb52. Lxb7 5) 1.Lc4+Kc6(1....Kxc42.fxe6)2.fxe6Pd83.Lb5+Kxb54.e7 6) 1. Lf3( 1. Lg6? Pb72. Lxh5Pd63. c5Pf5+ =) 1. ... Pa42. Lxh5(Vaganian -Mikhalchishin. Lvov 1984) 7) 1.Lg4Pf52.Kf8Pg73.Ke7(Kijonka 1946) 8) 1. Lg5! a32. d7( 2. Kc2? a23. Kb2Pe14. d7Pc25. Kxa2Pb4+ 6. Kb3Pc6) 2. ... a23. Lf6! (De Feijter, 1932) 9) 1. c7Ke82. Lxg5fxg53. f610) 1. Ke4Kh82. Kf4Kh73. Kg4Kh84. g611) 1.h7(1.Kc4?b6(1....Kg6?2.Le3Pe5+3.Kxb3Pg44.Ld2Pxh65.Lxh6(5.Kb4Pf76.Kb5Kf57.Kb6

Ke48.Kxb7Kd49.b4Kc410.Kc6Pe5+)5....Kxh66.Kb4Kg57.Kc5Kf58.Kd5Kf69.Kd6Kf7)2.Kxb3Kg63.Kc4Kxh6)

12) 1. g7! Pe6+ 2. Ke5Pxg73. Kf6Pe8+ (3. ... Ph5+ 4. Kg6) 4. Kf7a5! 5. Kxe8a46. Ld6(Selesniev 1921)

39. Ending P–X – Passed pawn: A 1) 1. e7Kf7( 1. ... Lxh42. Pf6+) 2. Pg7Kxe73. Pf5+ (Chvojkova 1946) 2) 1.c7(or1.Ka2Ld42.c7Kd73.Pd6)1....Kd72.Ka2Lc3(2....Lf63.Pd6;2....Lg73.Pd6)3.Pd6

(Pogosjants 1987) (Pogosjants 1987) 3) 1. Pg5Ld52. Pe6c53. Pc7+ Kd74. Pxd5Kc6(4. ... Kc85. Pb6+ Kb86. Pd7+ Ka77. Pxc5) 5. Kg3c46. Kf3

(Matisson 1914) 4) 1. Kf1f42. Pe5Kf63. Pg4+ Kxg64. Pxh2(Bron 1978) 5) 1. Kf3Lg52. Pe6+ Kb53. Pxg5fxg54. Kg3(Troitzky 1896) 6) 1. a6Lc52. Pb4! Lxb4+ 3. c3+ Lxc3+ 4. Kc2(Möberg 1928) 7) 1. Kh1! en de loper valt. (Réti 1922) 8) 1. Kd2! ( 1. Kd1? Lb3+ 2. Kd2La4) 1. ... e3+ 2. Kc1Lf73. b7Kc74. Pc6(Troitzky 1914)

9) 1. Pe7Lh52. Pc6! Lf33. Pd4+ (Kopac 1943)10) 1. Pe4La62. Kd2! (Konstantinov 1959)11) 1. Pg4c52. Pf6Lb53. Kb6Kc4(3. ... c44. Kxb5c35. Pd5c26. Pb4+) 4. a3(F. Fischer 1950)12) 1. Kc5Lb52. Pd5Le8( 2. ... Ld73. Pb6+) 3. Pf6Lb54. Kb6(Kopac 1966)

40. Ending P–X – Technique: A 1) 1. Pf4+ Ke42. Pd3Kxd33. h7(Pavitt 1862) 2) 1. Pd5Lg22. e4 3) 1. Pe4(Kasparjan) 4) 1. Pxf4Lxf42. g4 5) 1. Pe3Le52. Pf5gxf53. h7(Fedotov 1956) 6) 1. Pf6Lg6! 2. Pd7Le8( 2. ... Lxd33. c3+ Kc4(3. ... Ke44. Pc5+) 4. Pe5+) 3. c3# (Pogosjants 1964) 7) 1. c5Lb12. Pe6! fxe63. c6(Berger 1890) 8) 1. Kd7La5! 2. Pb3Lc33. Ke6(Kosek 1911) 9) 1. f6( 1. Ke4? Lh8) 1. ... exf62. Pe5! ( 2. Ke4? f5+ 3. Kxf5Lh8) 2. ... Lxe5( 2. ... fxe53. Ke4; 2. ... f53. Pc4+)

3. Ke4Lc34. Kf5(Rinck 1912)10) 1. ... a511) 1. Pe7! Lc2( 1. ... Ld12. Pc6! Lf33. Pe5+) 2. Pd5! Le43. Pf6+ (Kubbel 1910)12) 1. a6La4( 1. ... Ld12. Pc2!) 2. Pc2! Kxc23. Kd6(Clausen Hildebrand 1964)

41. Ending L–Y – Technique: B 1) 1. f6! gxf6( 1. ... g62. c7Ke83. Lc6+ Kf84. Lb7) 2. Lf5Pd63. c7(Hayes 1914) 2) 1. Kc3Pd42. Kc4! a63. Lg6! (Pogosjants 1976) 3) 1. f6gxf6( 1. ... Ke62. Lh5g63. Le2) 2. g6Ke63. Lh5(Pfau 1935) 4) 1. Lb3+ Ka5 2. Ld1 5) 1. d5 exd5 2. Kd3 Kb1 3. Lxc3 bxc3 4. Kxc3 Kc1 5. Kd4 Kxc2 6. Kxd5 (Van Wissen-Sitnik, Olomouc 1999) 6) 1. f7Kg72. Le7Kxf73. Lb4(Dawson 1925) 7) 1. e7( 1. c7? Kxc72. Lb6+ Kd63. Lxd8Kxe6) 1. ... Kxe72. Lf6+ Kxf63. c7Pb7(3. ... Pf74. Kc5) 4. Kc6!

(Prokes 1941) 8) 1. Lh7h32. Le4+ Kg13. f5h24. Lh1! Kxh15. Kf1(Troitzky 1917) 9) 1. Kd2Pc62. Kc3Kf63. Lf310) 1. Ka2! (1. Le4? c4 2. h7 Pd3; 1. Ka1? c4 2. Lb1 c2 3. Lxc2+ Pxc2+ 4. Kb2 Kd2 5. h7 c3+) 1. ... c4 (1. ... Pf3

2. Lc2+ Kxc2 3. h7 Kd2 4. h8D c2 5. Dh6+ Kd1 6. Kb2) 2. Lb1! c2 3. Lxc2+ Pxc2 5. h7 (Tavariani 1953)11) 1. h6f3+ 2. Kf1f23. Lc2(3. h7Pb3) 3. ... Pe64. h7(Pogosjants 1977)12) 1. Kc4Pb6+ 2. Kb5Pa83. c8D+ Kxc84. Kc6g45. Lg3 (Bagdarsarjan 1937)

42. Ending P–X – Defending: A 1) 1.Pf5c2(1....Kd32.Pe7(2.Ph4?Ke4!)2....c23.Pc6Lg34.Pb4+)2.b8DLxb83.Pd4c1D4.Pb3+ 2) 1. dxc5b5( 1. ... bxc52. Pg3Lxg3stalemate.) 2. Pf2Lxf23. c6Kb64. c7Kxc7stalemate. (Havel 1948) 3) 1. Ph3Lf5+ 2. Kh4Lxh33. g4Kh24. Kg5 (Van Altena 1940) 4) 1. Pf3h32. Pg5h23. Pf3Kg24. Pxh2Kxh2(Dolci 1914) 5) 1. Pf5c2( 1. ... Kd32. Pe7c23. Pc6Lg34. Pb4+) 2. b8D Lxb83. Pd4c1D 4. Pb3+ (Prokes 1941) 6) 1. Ph5g22. Pf4g1P 3. Pe2+! (3. Pxe6Lg4) 3. ... Kd2! 4. Pxg1Ke35. Ph3! Lxh3stalemate. (Selesniev 1921) 7) 1. Pc4! bxc42. Kh7Lc23. Kh8Lxg6stalemate. (Mazel 1928) 8) 1. Pb6+ Kc62. Pxa4! bxa43. g6Kb54. g7! Le5+ 5. Ka3Lxg7stalemate. (Selesniev 1940) 9) 1. Ke3Kxh22. Kf2Kxh13. Kg3Kg1stalemate. (Kubbel 1926)10) 1. Kd4d22. Pxc3Kb33. Pd1Lxd14. Kd3(Butler 1956)11) 1.Pe6g22.Pg5!Lxg53.g7g1D4.g8D(Chodera 1940)12)1.Pg3Lg6(1....h42.Pf5g53.Kf6;1....g62.Kf6h43.Ph5gxh54.Kg5)2.Pxh5Lxh53.Ke7(3.g4?Lg6

4.Ke7Lb1;3.Kf5?Kf24.g4Lf7)3....Kf24.g4Le8(4....g65.Kf6Kg36.Kg5)5.g5Lh56.g6Lxg67.Kf8 (Rivkin 1978)

43. Attacking the king: A 1) 1. Tf6( 1. d5Pc5) 1. ... Tg82. Txf7 2) 1. Tg4+ fxg42. Dg5+ Kh83. Dh6f54. Dxf8# 3) 4. Pd4exd45. Lxd4 4) 1. Lf6Lxf62. e5Pxd33. exf6 5)Picture 6) 1. Lxf5exf52. Txe8+ Dxe83. Df6+ Kg84. Pxf5 7) 1. Te6 Txe6 2. dxe6 d5 3. Dxh6+ Ke8 4. exf7+ Kxf7 5. Dg7+ Ke6 6. Dxg6 8) 1. e5dxe52. Pce4fxe43. Txf6 9) 1. Pfg5fxg52. Pf6Lxf63. Le410) 1. Pe4Pxe42. f6Pxg53. Dxg5Pe64. Df5

11) 1. ... Pg5( 1. ... Txh4+ 2. Pxh4Dxh4+ 3. Dh3) 2. Pxg5f312) 1. Tc5Dxc52. Txh7+ Pxh73. Dg7#

44. Attacking the king: B 1) 1. Txh7Kxh72. Dh3+ Kg83. Pg5 2) 1. ... Lxg22. Txg2Txg2+ 3. Kxg2Te2+ 3) 1. Txb7+ Kxb72. Txa7+ Pxa73. Db6+ Ka84. Pc7# 4) 1. Dxh7+ Kxh72. g6+ Kh83. Tg5fxg54. hxg5# 5) 1. ... Pe3+ 2. fxe3Txh2+ 3. Kxh2Dxg3+ 4. Kh1Dh2# 6) 1. Tg5g62. Dh5 7) 1. Dh6gxf52. Tg4+ fxg43. Lxh7+ Kh84. Lg6+ Kg85. Dh7+ Kf86. Dxf7# 8) 1. Dh5gxh52. Tg3+ Lg73. Txg7+ Kf84. Txh7 9) 1. ... Txg2+ 2. Kxg2De2+ 3. Kh1Td210) 1. ... Pf4+ 2. gxf4Th63. h4Dg6+ 4. Kh3Le711) 1. Dxh7+ Kxh72. exf612) 1. Pf6+ Kh82. Dg5

45. Attacking the king: C 1) 1. Pxc6Pxc62. Pd5 2) 1. Pd6cxd62. Txe6 3) 1. Lf6gxf62. Dh5+ Kg73. Dg4+ Kh84. Td3 4) 1. Th8+ Kxh82. Lxf7 5) 1. Dg5 6) 1. Txe6Pxe62. Pf5+ Kg83. Pxh6+ Kg74. Pf5+ Kg85. Pxe7+ 7) 1. Pd5( 1. b4Dc4) 1. ... exd52. Dxh5dxe43. Dh6 8) 1. ... Lf42. Dd3Dh2+ 3. Kf1Lh3 9) 1. ... Lc32. bxc3bxc310) 1. Td4Db62. Dh6Dxd4+ 3. Kh111) 1. Te2Df12. Tf312) 1. e5dxc32. Df6

46. Attacking the king: D 1) 1. Le5Pxd3+ 2. Txd3f63. Pg5 2) 1. Pf6+ Kh82. Pe8 3) 1. Dg5Lxe22. Th8+ Kxh83. Dh6+ Kg8 4) 1. Th5gxh52. Ld3+ Kg83. Dxh6 5) 1. Dh7+ Kf82. Te6 6) 1. ... Txh42. Dxh4Txg2+ 3. Kh1Dxf3 7) 1. De8+ Kh72. Lh5 8) 1. Pxd7Lxd72. Lxf6g63. Dg5 9) 1. Pf6+ Kh82. Dh5h63. Dg610) 1. Txh7Kxh72. Lxg6+ fxg63. Dh6+11) 1. Txh5gxh52. Lf612) 1. Lh7+ Kh82. Lxg7+ Kxg73. Dg6+ Kh84. Lg8

47. Attacking the king –L≠: A 1) 1. ... Le4 2. Tg1 Dxg2+ 3. Txg2 Tf1# 2) 1. Pg6+ hxg62. hxg6Dg7( 2. ... Tb73. Dxb7) 3. Dxb8+ 3) 1. Te7 Td4 ( 1. ... Kf8 2. Df6) 2. Df6 Df8 3. Le5 4) 1. Dh6 gxh6 2. Txf5+ Kg8 3. Tg3+ 5) 1. ... Dg62. Kb1Pa3+ ( 2. ... Dxc2+ 3. Ka1) 3. Ka1Pxc2+ 4. Kb1Pa3+ 5. Ka1Db1+ 6. Txb1Pc2# 6) 1. Pc6Dg5( 1. ... bxc62. Dxg7+ Kxg73. Le5+ Kh64. Lg7#) 2. h4 7) 1. ... Lc22. Tf1Ld3 8) 1. Txc5Dxc52. Td7 9) Picture10) 1.Lh6Dxa1+(1....gxh62.Dxf5;1....Tg82.Df7)2.Kh211) 1. Le7 ( 1. Ld8 Ta8) 1. ... Txe7 ( 1. ... Dxe5 2. Txf7 Df5 3. T1xf5 exf5 4. Tg7+ Kh8 5. Lf6) 2. Dh8+ ( 2. Tf8+

Txf8 3. Dh8+ (3. Txf8+? Kxf8 4. Dh8+ Kf7 5. Dg7+ Ke8) 3. ... Kxh8 4. Txf8#) 2. ... Kxh8 3. Tf8+12) 1. Txg6+ hxg6 2. Dxg6+ Kf8 3. La3+ Ke8 4. Dg8+ Kd7 5. Dxf7+ Kd8 6. De7#

48. Attacking the king –L ≠: B 1)1.Lg7+Txg72.Td8+Tg83.Txg8+(3.Dh6Dh1+)3....Kxg84.Dh6 2)1.Pf5exf5(1....g62.Pxh6+)2.Txg7+ 3)1.Txf7+Kxf7(1....Lxf72.e6+)2.Dg6+Kf83.Tf1+

 4)1....Pxh22.De1(2.b8DLf1)2....Dh5 5)1....Te1+2.Ka2(2.Ld1Txd1+3.Dxd1Dxb2#)2....Dxa3+3.Kxa3Ta1# 6)1....De3+2.Kh1(2.Tf2Ld43.Df1Tf8)2....Dxh6+3.Kg1Lh2+4.Kf2Dd2+ 7)1.Pg5hxg52.Le4(2.Dh5+Lh63.Dxh6+Dh7)2....Kg83.Dh7+Kf74.Tf1+Ke85.Lg6+ 8)1.Tf6Te52.Dxh6gxh63.Tg6+ 9)1.Txf7Txf72.Txf6Dxf63.Dc8+10)1.Tg8+Kh72.De3(2.Txg6Td6!)2....Te63.Th8+Kxh84.Dxh6+Kg85.Dxg6+11) 1.Te8+Kh72.h4Ld5(2....g53.De4+Dg64.Th8+)3.Dxh6+12)1.Ld6h52.De7Db73.Df8+Kh74.Le7

49. Endgame – Mate: A 1) 1. Tg4+ Kh52. g3Pf33. Th4+ Pxh44. g4# 2) 1. Dh6 Dxh6( 1. ... Df7 2. Dh1+ d5 3. Dxd5+! Dxd5 4. Pxd5) 2. Pd5 and mate on b6 or c7 (Van der Marel). 3) 1. Th8+ Txh8 2. Pf8+ Kg8 3. Pg6 Th7 (3. ... Lb2 4. gxh8D#) 4. Pe7# 4) 1. Lc4 c6 ( 1. .. a4 2. Db7+ Ka5 3. Db5#) 2. Db1+ Db4 3. Dh7 5) 1. Ta7 Ld7 ( 1. ... Lf7 2. Txf7 Pc1 3. Pd4# ) 2. Tc7+ Txc7 3. Pd8# 6) 1. ... Lf6+ 2. exf6Kg63. g4De1+(Buxa-Kovacs) 7) 1. Pf2 ( 1. Ta1? Lxg5 2. Pxg5 Kf6) 1. ... Lxg5 2. Tf8 b2 3. Pd3# 8) 1. Lf2Pe4( 1. ... Pf32. gxf3gxf33. Le1f24. b5# ; 1. ... a32. Le1a23. Lxd2a1D 4. b5#) 2. b5+ Ka53. Le1+ Pd2

4. Lxd2# 9) 1. Pc5+ Kc82. Pb6+ Kd83. Kf8! Ta1(3. ... Pd54. Pe6#) 4. Pb7#10) 1. Tf1+ Kg82. h6gxh6( 2. ... g63. Ke7) 3. Ke7b24. Tg1#11) 1. Dc4+ Dxc42. Lg2+ f33. Lxf3#12) 1. c3+ Dxc3 2. Db6+ Dc5 ( 2. ... Dxb6 3. Lf2#) 3. Db2+ Dc3 4. Dxc3#

50. Endgame – Material advantage: A 1) 1. Le5Kd32. Kd7Ke43. Ke6a1D 4. Lxa1Kf45. Le5+ (Prokes 1947) 2) 1. Pb6Kd32. Pa4Kc43. Kg2Kb54. Kf3Kxa45. Ke4Kb56. Kd5 3) 1.Kf2Th3(1....Kf52.Le6+;1....Td32.Ta6+Kf53.Lc2)2.Ta6+Kf53.Le6+ 4) 1. Pf5! Kd32. Pd6( 2. Ph6) 2. ... Kd43. Pf7(Rewitz 1992) 5) 1. Kd5Kd22. Lxc4! Kc23. b3! (3. b4? Kc34. Kc5bxc45. b5Kd36. b6c37. b7c28. b8D c1D+) (Kaila 1968) 6) 1. Pg1g52. Kf5g43. Kf4gxh34. Pf3# (Makletsov 1981) 7) 1. d4a42. Kg7( 2. Lb1? a33. d5Kc14. La2Kb25. Lc4Kc36. La2Kb2) 2. ... a33. Lg8Kc24. Kf6Kc35. Ke5

(Samilio 1976) 8) 1. Pd4! ( 1. Pc3? d22. Kb3Kc73. Kb4Kb74. Kb5Kc7) 1. ... Kb72. Kc3! ( 2. Kb3? d23. Kc2Ka64. Pb3Kb5

5. Kxd2Kb46. Kc2Kc4) 2. ... Ka6( 2. ... d23. Kxd2Ka64. Pb3Kb55. Kc3) 3. Kb4d24. Pb3! d1D 5. Pc5# (Godes 1955)

9) 1. Ld1Kf42. Kh5b53. Kh4b44. Kh3b35. Kg2(Moravec 1960)10) 1. b4( 1. Pa6? Kc32. b4Kc43. Ke4d5+! ; 1. Pxd7? Kc32. Pc5Kb4; 1. Ke4? Kc3) 1. ... Kc32. b5! Kb43. b6

Kb54. Pxd7Kc65. Ke4Kxd76. Kd5Kc87. Kc6(Kopac 1943)11) 1. Lf6+ ( 1. Kd7? Kh72. Lg5a53. Ke6a44. Kf5a35. Kg4a26. Lf6Kxh6) 1. ... Kh7( 1. ... Kg82. Kd7a53. Ke6

Kh74. Lg7a45. Kf5a36. Kg5) 2. Lg7a53. Kd7a44. Ke7Kg65. Kf8a36. Kg8a27. h7(Heuäcker 1939)12) 1. Pg6g32. Ph4e43. Pg2e34. Pf4g25. Pd5g1D 6. Pc7# (Voja 1950)

51. Endgame – Liquidation: A 1)1.Th1!Kxh1(1....Kxh32.Kf2)2.Kf2 2)1.Tb6+Kc22.Tb4Te4+3.Txe4(3.Kf3Kd3)3....fxe44.a4f55.Ke3(5.a5f46.a6f3+7.Ke3f28.Kxf2Kd2

9.a7e3+10.Kf3e2) 3)1.Dd8+Kh72.Dd3+Kg83.Db3+Kh7(3....Kf84.Df3+)4.Dh3 4)1.De5+Kf22.Dg3+Kf13.Dd3+(D’Hondt 1931) 5)1.Tf1!(1.Td5+?f52.Td4f4+3.Txf4Pf5+4.Kf3Ph6)1....Pf5+(1....f52.Tf4)2.Txf5+Kxf53.Kh4Ke4

4.h6 6)1.a3!(1.Pg6Kxg62.Kxg8Kf6;1.a4Ke62.Kxg8Kd6)1....Kf8(1....Ke72.Kxg8)2.Pg6+Kf73.a4Kxg6

(3....Ke64.Kxg8)4.Kxg8 (Beasley 2002) 7)1.Pc6!Lxc62.Le4!Lxe43.Kxe4Kc74.Ke5! 8)1.Tf6(1.Tf2+Kh32.Tf6(2.Tf3+Kh4))1....c42.Th6+Kg23.Txc6dxc64.g6 9)1.Th8(1.Kg3Ke62.Tg5Pf63.Tg6Ke5)1....Kg72.Kg5!(2.Txg8+Kxg83.Kg4Kf84.Kf4)2....Kxh8

(2....Pf63.Td8)3.Kg610)1.Ta4+Kxa4(1....Kb62.Ta6+Kb73.Kc4)2.b6Pb53.Ke4d5+4.Ke511) Picture12)1.Db2+Kd12.Db1+Ke23.Db7

52. Endgame – Overcoming a passed pawn: A 1) 1. Pc3c1D 2. Pb5+ Ka83. Pc7+ Ka74. Ta6#

2) 1. La2Tc12. Tg1 3) 1. ... Lxg3( 1. ... La72. Kf4Kg73. g4hxg44. Kxg4Kh65. Kh3Lb86. g4La7) 2. a7Lf23. Kf4Lxa7 4) 1. Pd2+ Kd32. Pe4Kxe43. b8D h1D 4. Db7+ (Ericsson 1965) 5) 1. Pd1Kd2( 1. ... Kxd12. h7g23. h8D g1D 4. Da1+) 2. Pe3Kxe33. h7g24. h8D g1D 5. Dd4+ (Hasek 1929) 6) 1. Pd1( 1. Pxc2? stalemate) 1. ... c1D+ 2. Pc3+ Ka33. Ta5+ Kb24. Ta2# 7) 1. Pd3b1D ( 1. ... b1P 2. Lc5Pc33. Pf2+ Kg14. Pe4+ Kh15. Pg3#) 2. Pf2+ Kg13. Pe4+ Kh14. Pg3#

(Pogosjants 1964) 8) 1. Lb6Kxb62. Kc4f23. Pd5+ Kc64. Pe3(Prokes 1941) 9) 1. Pc3h22. Pxe4! Kxe43. a7h1D 4. a8D+ (Jespersen 1909)10) 1. Te1a1D 2. Tg1+ Dxg13. Tg8+11) 1. Pg6+ Kh7( 1. ... Kg82. Pe7+ Kf83. g6h1D 4. g7+ Ke85. g8D+ Kd76. Dc8+ Kd67. Pf5+ Kd58. Dxb7+)

2. Pe7h1D 3. g6+ Kh64. Pf5+ Kh55. Pg3+ (Kuzmuchev 1984)12) 1. Lc4( 1. e7f1D 2. e8D Dc1+ 3. Kd7Dd2+ 4. Kc7Dxb4) 1. ... bxc42. e7f1D 3. e8P! (Völlmer 1933)

53. Endgame – Zugzwang: A 1)1.Ka3g42.Pf4# 2)1.f3Kg82.f4Kh83.Kf7 3)1.Pb6!Ka52.b3!(2.b4+?Ka63.b5+Ka5)2....Ta6(2....Ka63.b4)3.b4#(Pogosjants 1980) 4)1.c7Td6+2.Ka7!Td83.Kb7(Halberstadt 1936) 5)1.Th1d22.Pg1Lf33.Pe2# 6)1.g7Lxh72.h3Kg63.h4Kh64.h5 7)1.c5b52.a3 8)1.Kh6g52.Kh5g43.Kh4g34.Kxg3 9)1.a7Kb5(1....Pb6+2.Kc7!Kb53.Kb7)2.Kb8!(2.Kb7?Pb63.Kc7Ka64.Kb8Pd7+5.Kc7Kxa76.Kxd7

Kb6)2....Pb63.Kb7! (Fritz 1964)10)1.Tg7(1.Th7?Db4;2.Txc7?De5+Kxe5;1.Txc7De5+2.Kxe5)1....Db42.Th7c6(2....Dd63.Th8+Kd7

4.Td8+Kc65.Txd6+Kxd66.Pf4c57.Pe2)3.Th8+Kd74.Td8#11) 1.Dg6+Kxh32.Kf3!e5(2....Pf73.Dxe6+Kh24.De2+)3.Df5+Kh24.Dc2+ (Lommer 1967)12)1.Th6Dh52.g3!(2.g4?Dh23.Ke1Kg2;2.Kf2?Kh23.g4Dh3)2....Kh2(2....Dh23.g4)3.g4Dh3+4.Kf2!

(Jasik 2015)

54. Strategy – Good + bad bishops: A 1)Picture 2) 1. ... Pa7 Theknightisnotwellplacedonc6andfroma7itpreparestheusefulexchangeofbishops.White’splayisfarfromperfect,

butitisinstructive. 2. Pe5( 2. Dd3De8) 2. ... Lb53. Lb2Lxc44. Dxc4Dd55. Dxd5exd56. Tc1Pb57. 0¬ 0 (7. Tc5!?) 7. ... Pe4

8. Tc2Ped69. Lc1andBlackisexcellent(Blumin-Fine New York 1939) 3)1. Le2 Thebishoponc8coverstheweakenedsquares.Exchangingistherightplan. 1. ... Dh62. Lg4Pd73. Pf3Pb64. Lxc8Texc85. Db3Lf66. Ph4Df87. Pf5andWhitehadnoproblemwinning.

(Ståhlberg-Wade, Birmingham 1951) 4)1....b5! Thewhitepawnsaretieddownontheblacksquares.Themoveplayedisbetterthan 1. ... g52. Tf2g43. a4. 2. Df3 Whiteisnotwillingtowaitandgivesupapawn. 2. ... bxc43. Dxc6Dxf44. Dxc4e55. De2exd46. Td3dxc37. Txd7Txd78. Txd7Ld4+ 9. Kh1Dc1+ andWhite

resigns. (Kmoch-Alekhine, Kecskemet 1927) 5)1. ... Lg4! Itisnotthebishopond6whichistheworstpieceontheboard,butthebishopong3.Aftertheexchangeonf3thisbishopgets

sentencedtolifeimprisonment. 2. h3Lxf33. Dxf3Dxf34. gxf3f65. Kg2a56. a4Kf77. Th1Ke68. h4Tfb8.Onthequeen’swingBlackisplaying

withabishopup.(Winter-Capablanca, Hastings 1919) 6)1.... Lf8! Blackactivateshisbadbishop.Themoveispossiblebecauseafter2. Txf6Le7therookistrapped. 2. Td2Kg73. Ld3Lb44. Kc2Pc55. a3Lxc36. Lxf6+ Kxf67. Kxc3Td8withtheidealpositionforBlack.

(Tarrasch-Euwe, Bad Pistyan 1922) 7)1.g4! Whitehastheadvantageofthegoodbishop.Hemustcreateasecondfront.1. b4a5is bad (or 1. ... Ta8) andBlackgets

counterplay. 1. ... Lc82. h4g63. Th1Kg74. h5Th85. Tfh2Ld76. g5andWhitedecidedthebattleonthe

kingside.(Tarrasch-Teichman, San Sebastian 1912) 8)1. ... Da4

Blackforces the exchange of a rook.Thepassedpawn was decisive.Notmuch is gained by 1. ... Txc2+ 2. Dxc2Dc43. Db2Kg74. Ld2.Ulrich

2. Txc4dxc43. Db1c34. Lc1Dd1(Korotylev-Neverov, Petersburg 1993) 9)1.c3! Blackthreatenedtoexchangethebishops with … Lb5. 1. ... Lb52. Lb1Pc63. Lc2Taa84. a4La65. b4b56. Teb1Tac87. Ld3Pa78. Ta3Tc79. a5andthebishopon

a6actslikeapawn(butonewhichmaytakebackwards) (Sokolov-Vaganian, Minsk 1986)10)1. La4! (Kasparov-Giorgadze, Minsk 1979)11) 1. ... Lxc3 Thebishoponc6isbetterthantheoneong2. 2. Dxc3De5andBlackisslightlybetter.(Najdorf-Bronstein, Budapest 1950)12)1. ... Dd7! Thebishopond2istheproblemchild,notthebishopone7.Whitecanonlylivewithapassivebishopiftherookonf1can

joinin.Thatispreventedbythemoveofthequeen.Thegainoftempo after 1. ... Td82. Tc1Dd73. Le1is therefore not so good.

2. Lc1 2.Td1is followed by 1. ... Td8. 2. ... a43. Dc2Tc84. De2Dd55. a3b36. e4Dc47. De1Dc28. f4Lc5+ 9. Kh1Ld410. f5Lxb211. Lxb2Dxb2

Whiteresigned. (Tylor-Aljechin, Hastings 1936)

55. Endgame strategy – Good + bad bishops: A 1) 1. Le5+ Kg8 2. f5 e6 3. f6 La3 4. f7+ 2) 1. Lf1Le82. Lh3! ( 2. Lg2Lg6) 2. ... Kb7( 2. ... Lf73. Lc8+) 3. Lg2+ Ka64. Lc6(Awerbach 1954) 3) 1. a7! ( 1. Lh2? La72. Ka5Kc83. Lf4Kd74. Lb8Lxb85. Kb6La7+! 6. Kb7h6) 1. ... Lxa72. Lh2Kc83. Ka5!

(Havasi 1922) 4) 1. Le2 Lg6 2. Ld3 Lh7 3. Lb1 Lg6 4. Lc2 Lh7 5. Lb3 Lg8 6. Ld1 Lf7 7. Lf3 5) 1. La6 ( 1. a6 Lc8 2. Ka8 Ld7 3. Lb3 Lc8) 1. ... Le8 2. Lc8! Kxc8 ( 2. ... Lf7 3. Ld7! ) 3. Kb6 Kb8 4. a6 Ka8

5. Kc7 Ka7 6. Kd8 Lf7 7. Ke7 Lg8 8. Kd7 6) 1. Kc2 Kd4 2. Kb3 Kc5 3. Kc3 La6 4. La8 Kb5 (4. ... Le2 5. Lb7; 4. ... Lc8 5. Kd3) 5. Kd4 7) 1. ... b52. a4b43. Lf2Lc74. Le1Lb65. Lf2e5 8) 1. ... f52. gxf5Kg73. Kd4Kf64. Kc5Kxf55. Kb6Kf46. Lg2d4(Nunn-Ribli, Lucerne 1985) 9) 1. g4( 1. Lf8Ld62. Kg6g43. Kf7Lxg3) 1. ... Kb42. Lf8Ld83. Kg6Kc54. Kf7Kd65. Lxe7+! Lxe76. Ke8!

(Evreinov 1970)10) 1. Le6 Le8 2. La2 ( 2. Lb3 Kc3 3. Ld5 Kd4 4. Le4 Lb5 (4. ... Kc5 5. Ke5) 5. Lxg6 Lc4 6. Lxf7 Lxf7 7. Kf5)

2. ... Kc5 3. Ke5 Kc6 4. Ld5+ Kc7 5. Lb3 Kd8 6. Kd611) 1. b4! axb4 ( 1. ... b6 2. bxa5 bxa5 3. Lb5! Kf8 4. Kb2) 2. Lc2! Lc6 3. Kb2 b6 4. Kb3 Kf8 5. Kxb4 Ke8 6. a5! bxa5+

7. Kxa5 Kd8 8. Kb6 Le8 9. Kc5 Kc7 10. Ld312) 1. Lc4 Ka7 2. Kb4 Kb7 3. Kc3 Kc7 4. Kd4 Kd7 5. Ke5 Ke7 6. Le6 Kf8 7. Kf6 Lf7 8. Lxf7 g5 9. hxg5

56. Bishop endings (=) – Passed pawn: A 1) 1. La5! Lxa5+ 2. Kd3Lc73. Ke4(Dawson 1925) 2) 1. Ke3! Lf7 2. Kd4 Le8 3. a7 Lc6 4. Ld7! Lxd7 5. a8D+ (Herbstmann, 1925) 3) 1. h4! Kg62. Lb1Lxb1( 2. ... d33. Lxd3Kh5) 3. b7(Troitzky 1909) 4) 1. Lf7La82. Ld5c63. c5+ (Queckenstadt 1920) 5) 1. g6! hxg62. f6Lf33. Lc4! Kxc44. f7(Kosek 1921) 6) 1. a7Ld52. c4Lb73. Lf3Lxf34. d5(Karstedt 1915) 7) 1. Lc8 Ke1 2. Lxg4 Kf2 3. Lf3! (3. Lh3? Le4+!) 3. ... Lxf3 4. g4 (Prokes 1941) 8) 1. g7Lf7+ 2. Kc5Lxa23. b4+ axb34. g8D 9) 1. Ld3+ Kc5 2. Lf1 Kd4 ( 2. ... Ld5 3. Lxh3 Kb5 4. Lc8) 3. Lxg2 (3. Kd6? Kc3) 3. ... hxg2 4. a8D g1D 5. Da7+10) 1. La5Kb32. Lc3! (Réti 1925)11) 1. c6! bxc6 ( 1. ... Kb6 2. cxb7 Kc7 3. e7 Lb5 4. Kg4) 2. Lg6! c5 ( 2. ... hxg6 3. e7) 3. e7 Lb5 4. Ld3! c4 5. Lxc4

(Larsen, 1932)12) 1. e6( 1. Ld7Kxf42. Lxf5Kxe53. h6Kf6) 1. ... Lxe6( 1. ... Kxf42. e7Kg53. La4) 2. h6Lf53. Ld7Lh74. f5

57. Bishop endings (=) – Technique: A 1)1.Kb4!Kd52.e4+Kxe43.Lxd1Kd34.Kc5e45.Kd5 (Pogosjants 1976) 2)1.Lh5!Kb5(1....g62.Lg4Kb53.Le6)2.Le8+Kc53.g6Lg84.Lf7 (Kubbel 1983) 3)1.Lc2+Ka52.b4+Ka63.Lf5Lc64.Lc8Lb75.b5+(5.Ld7?Lc6)(Pogosjants 1981) 4)1.Lc5!Lb82.Lg1!Lh2!3.Lxa7Lg14.Lf2!(Szulc 1954) 5)1.Ke2Lc12.g4 6)1.Lc7+b62.Lxg3Ld2(2....Le73.Le1+Lb44.Lc3Lxc3+5.Kxc3b56.c5b4+7.Kd4Kb58.Kd5)3.Kc2

Kb4(3....Lb44.Le5Le7transposestothelinegivenbymove2)4.Ld6+Ka55.Kxd2 (Moravec 1951) 7) 1. Lg6( 1. Kxc5?f22. Lc4Kxh7; 1. Ld5? f2Euwe-Lilienthal, Stockholm 1937 0-1) 1. ... f22. Ld3f1D 3. Lxf1Kxh7

4. Kxc5 8) 1. f6 ( 1. fxe4? Lxf5 2. Ld1 e3 2. ... Lg4 3. Kf2 e6!; 1. f4+ Kxf5 2. Ld1 e3 3. Lg4+ Ke4 4. Lxc8 e2 5. Kf2 e6) 1. ...

exf6 2. e6! Lxe6 3. f4+ Kf5 (3. ... Kxh5 4. Le8+ Lf7 5. Lxf7#) 4. Ld1 e3 (4. ... Lc4 5. Lg4#) 5. Lc2# (Melnichenko, 2010)

9) 1. Kf6Kh6( 1. ... Ld12. Kg7) 2. Lg6Ld13. g4Lxg44. hxg4(Bernstein 1904)10) 1. ... b52. Lxb5( 2. axb5Ld53. Lxd5exd5) 2. ... Lxb5+ 3. axb5Kc711) 1. Kb2 e6 2. Lc2 ( 2. Lf7? Kd3) 2. ... e5 3. Lf5 e4 4. Lxe4 (4. Le6+? Kd3 5. Lxa2 e3) 4. ... Lb3 5. Ld3+! Kxd3

6. Kxb3 (Marin 2009)12) 1. d7+ Kxd72. Le5Kc83. Kf4Lb8(3. ... Kd74. Kg5Ke75. Kg6Kd76. Kf7enz.) 4. Lxb8Kxb85. Ke5Kc7

6. Kxe6(Hasek 1908)

58. Bishop endings (≠) – Passed pawn: A 1) Picture 2) 1. h6 Lc3 ( 1. ... e4 2. d4 Lc3 3. Ke3 Kd5 4. Lb3+) 2. d4 exd4 ( 2. ... Lxd4 3. Le4 Ke6 4. h7) 3. Ld3 Ke6 4. h7

(Rinck 1928) 3) 1. e7a22. Le3+ g53. Ld4(Apschenek 1933) 4) 1. Lf4+ Kg72. Le5+ Kf73. Ld4cxd44. a7 5) 1. Lf5+ Kf62. Ke8Le73. Lh3(Herbstmann 1928) 6) 1. Kd5 ( 1. Lxe5+ Kd7 2. Kd5 Ke7) 1. ... Kd7 2. La3! Ke8 3. Ke6 e4 4. Kf6 e3 5. Kg7 e2 6. Lb4 (Kazantsev, 1950) 7) 1. h5 La4 ( 1. ... Lb5 2. Lg1+) 2. Lg1+ ( 2. b3 Lb5) 2. ... Kc4 3. b3+ Kxb3 (3. ... Lxb3 4. Kb2) 4. h6 (Rinck 1928) 8) 1. Kd8 Lb5 2. La3 Lc6 3. Kc7 Le4 4. a6 bxa6 5. Kd7 9) 1. Lc5+ Ka62. Kc7La83. Kc8Lb7+ 4. Kb8(Dobrescue, Nestorescue 1976)10) 1. ... g1D 2. Lxg1Kg23. Kg4La84. Kh4Lf311) 1. ... Le3( 1. ... g4? 2. Kf5Le33. Kxg4Lxf24. Kh3a25. Lxa2Kxa2withthewrongbishop) 2. Kxh6( 2. f3a2

3. Lxa2Kxa2) 2. ... g4+ 3. Kg6Lxf212) 1. Kf4 Lf2 ( 1. ... h3 2. g3 Lb8+ 3. Kf5 Lxg3 4. Le2+ Kh4 5. g6) 2. Kf5 h3 3. g3 Lxg3 4. Le2+ Kh4 5. g6 h2 6. Lf3

(Vinichenko 1984)

59. Bishop endings (≠) – Defending: A 1) 1. ... Ke72. h7g6+ 3. Lxg6(3. Kxg6Lh8) 3. ... Lg7 2) 1. ... e5 ( 1. ... La4 2. Lc7+ Kd5 3. Ke7; 1. ... Lxd7 2. Lc7+ Kc6 3. Le5) 2. fxe5+ Ke6 3) 1. f5Lxf52. Lg3d53. Ld6Kf74. Kd4 4) 1. g4hxg42. Kc1 5) 1.Ka3(1.Kb3c1D2.Lxc1Kxh43.Lb2Lf7+4.Kc2g5)1....c1D+2.Lxc1Kxh43.Lb2 6) 1. ... Ld62. Lb3Lc53. b7Ld64. Kd5Lb85. Kc6Ke7 7) 1. ... Kc8! ( 1. ... Kc6? 2. e7Kd73. b7Lxb74. Kf7; 1. ... Ke8? 2. Ke5Lb73. Kd6La84. Lb8Lb75. Lc7Lf3

6. e7Lg27. Ld8; 1. ... Kd82. Lb8) 2. e7Lc63. Kf7Kb74. e8D Lxe8+ 5. Kxe8 8) 1. ... Lb5! (after 1. ... Kc8? the pawns can advance in closed formation : 2. Kc5Lf33. b5Le24. Kb6Ld35. Ka5Le2

6. b6) 2. a7Lc63. Kc5La8 9) 1. d8D Lxd8 2. c7 Lxc7 3. Lc6 b1D 4. Le4+ Dxe4 stalemate10) 1. Lf5! Ka22. Le6! Kb23. Lf7Ka34. Lg611) 1. g6( 1. h5? Lxg52. Le2Kf23. Ld1Ke34. Lc2Kd25. Lb1Kc36. La2Kxd3;Alsocorrectis1. Kg1or a normal

bishop move . Aftercapturingon h4,2. g6is necessary.) 1. ... fxg62. h5gxh53. Lg212) 1....a5(1....Le2?2.Lc3Lh53.La5)

60. Bishop endings (=) – Defending: A 1) 1. a6Lb82. Lc3La7( 2. ... dxc33. a7Lxa7stalemate.) 3. Lxd4+ Lxd44. a7Lxa7stalemate. (Dawson 1913) 2) 1. Ke6Lf82. Kd5Kd23. Kc4Kc24. Lg7! (4. Kb5? Kb35. Lc1Lg76. Ka5Lf67. Kb5Lc3) 4. ... Le75. Lf6!

Ld66. Le5! (Buzandjan 1955) 3) 1. Lc3! ( 1. Lf6? Ld22. Lg7Lc13. Le5Kc2) 1. ... Lxc3? 2. bxc3Kc23. c4Kb34. c5Kxa35. c6Kb26. c7a3

7. c8D 4) 1. Lg6! c42. Lh7! Lxh7( 2. ... Kf73. Lg8+ Kf8(3. ... Kg64. Lxc4Lxc4stalemate.) 4. Lxc4Lxc45. g6Ld3

6. Kh7Lxg6+ 7. Kxg6Kg8) 3. g6c34. gxh7(Nerong 1932) 5) 1. g5( 1. Lf4Lh42. Le3Lg33. Lg1Lf44. Kb3Kb65. Ka4Lc1) 6) 1. Lxe3Ld22. Lg5Kf53. f4Lxf44. Kh5 7) 1. f3! Lxf32. Kf2h23. Ld1! Lxd1(3. ... h1D 4. Lxf3+) 4. Kg2(Prokes 1946) 8) 1. c6! Lxc6( 1. ... Ke72. c7Kd73. La4!) 2. La4! bxa43. Kd2! (3. Kd1? Le4! 4. Kc1a3) 3. ... a3(3. ... Le44. Kc3!)

4. Kc2(Ojanen 1957) 9) 1. g6Lc5( 1. ... Ld42. f5exf53. Lf6) 2. Lf6! Lf83. f5! exf54. Le7! Lxe7stalemate. (Selesniev 1917)10) 1. Kxf4Lxh32. La6! bxa6( 2. ... Lg23. Lxb7Lxb74. Ke3Kd55. Kd2Kc4=) (Breider 1950)11) 1. Ke5( 1. La2Kf6) 1. ... Lf72. Kxd4Lxc43. Kc3(naar Holm 1932)12) 1. Lh3Lc62. Lg2Lxg23. d7h1D+ 4. Kd2

61. Defending against an attack on the king: A 1) 1. ... Dc42. Dxh5? ( 2. Le7f53. Lxf8Txf8) 2. ... Dxf1+ 2) 1. ... Dh2+ 2. Kf1( 2. Kxh2fxg3+) 2. ... Dxg2+ 3. Kxg2f3+ 3) 1. ... Le4( 1. ... Kg82. Lxh6Le43. Lxg7=) 2. Lxh6Lg6 4) 1. ... Dc2+! (bynomeans 1. ... Kxh7? 2. Pg5+ Kg83. Dh3) 2. Kxc2( 2. Ka1Dd1+ 3. Ka2Pb4+ 4. Ka3Da1# ;

2. Ka2Pb4+ 3. Ka3Pd3+ 4. b4Lxb4+ 5. Ka2Dxb2#) 2. ... Pxe3+ 3. fxe3Kxh7 5) 1. ... Dc5+ 2. Kh1Df2 6) 1. ... Pf6 2. Dh4 Le8 (2. ... Pg4 3. Th3 Pxe5 4. fxe5 Dc7 5. Dh7+) 3. Th3 Lh5 4. Tff3. 7) 1. ... Dh72. Th4Dxh43. gxh4Tg8 8) 1. ... Pxb5! ( 1. ... Lf6? 2. Pxc7Dxc73. Lxf8; 1. ... Pxc4? 2. Lxc4Lxh63. Dxh6Pxb54. hxg6) 2. Lxg7Kxg7

3. hxg6hxg64. Dh6+ Kf6andBlackstilllives. 9) 1. ... Dxf2+ 2. Kh1Dxe1+ 3. Txe1Pf2+10) 1. ... Ld32. Txd3fxe53. Dh6+ (3. e4Dh44. Tg3Dh75. Dg4Ta6) 3. ... Kg84. Dg6+ (4. e4Df6)11) 1. ... h5( 1. ... Lxg72. f6) 2. Tg5Lxg73. Dc3De512) 1. ... Kf6( 1. … Kf82. Dg5; 1. … Kg82. Ta8Tc83. Txc8)

62. Defending: A 1) 1. De8+ ( 1. Kg2 Pf4+; 1. f4 Lxf4+; 1. Pf5 Pg3+ 2. Kg2 Pxf5) 1. ... Pf8 2. Dxf8+ Kxf8 3. Tc8+ Ke7 4. Pf5+ 2) 1. ... Dxe42. Lxe4Le8 3) 1. Pxf3exf32. Dg7+ 4) 1. Dxf7+ Kh82. Le5 5) 1. ... Dxc1+ 2. Dxc1Lxb2 6) 1. ... Db1+ 2. Pe1 Tc4 7) 1. ... Dxd5 ( 1. ... Dxf4 2. Pxe7#) 2. Th8+ ( 2. Lxa6 Dxg2 3. Th2 De4+) 2. ... Lxh8 3. Dh6 Tc1+ 4. Txc1 Dxd3+

5. Tc2 Dxc2+ 6. Kxc2 Tc8+ 7. Kd1 Lg7 8) 1. Td2 ( 1. d4 De2) 1. ... Txd2 2. d4 De2? (game: 2. ... Lh2 is better) 3. Lc1 9) 1. Txd4 (1. h6 Txa2+ 2. Kxa2 Da4+ 3. Kb1 Dxc2+ 4. Ka2 Ta3+; 1. De2 Da4 2. Kb1 Dxa2+ 3. Kc1)

1. ... Da5 2. Db1 Txc2 3. Tb4 (3. Th3 Th2) 3. ... Dxb4 4. Dxc2 Pb3+ 5. Kb1 Pd2+ 6. Kc1 Pc4 (Skripchnko-Naiditch, Dortmund, 2001)

10) 1. ... Ld2! ( 1. ... Dxg6? 2. Dxf8+ Lg83. Lh5! De6(3. ... Dg54. h4Df4+ 5. Kg2) 6. Dg7# (Chigorin-Tarrasch, St. Petersburg 1893) 2. Txf6Lxh63. Txh6b34. Ld1b25. Lc2Tc8

11) 1. ... Db5 ( 1. ... gxf6 2. Th4) 2. Th4 ( 2. Td1 Pxf6) 2. ... Dxd3 3. Pc1 Df512) 1. ... De8( 1. ... Te82. Th3; 1. ... Pe52. Lf6exf63. Th3) 2. Lf6( 2. Th3) 2. ... Pxf63. Th3Ph54. Txh5gxh5

5. Dg5+

63. Defending: // against : A 1)1.Td4+!Ke6(1....Kc62.Tc4+Kb53.Kxe2Kxc44.Kd2Kb35.Kc1Kc3pat.)2.Te4+Kf53.Kxc2!Kxe4

4.Kd2Kf35.Ke1Ke3stalemate.(Maksimovskikh e.a 1987)½-½ 2)1.Kf3d22.Tc4+!Kd33.Td4+Kxd44.Kxe2Kc35.Kd1Kd3pat. (Prokes 1939) 3)1.Ke1c3(1....Kc32.Te3+(2.Kd1?b2)2....Kc23.Te2+Kc14.Te3)2.Kd1b2(2....c2+3.Txc2)3.Td2+!

Kc44.Txb2½-½(Prokes 1947) 4)1.Pe6!(1.Kd4?Kxg52.Ke3Kh43.Kf2Kh34.Kg1Kg3)1....g3(1....Kxe62.Kd4Kf53.Ke3Kg54.Kf2

Kf45.Kg2)2.Pd4+Ke43.Pe2½-½(Hanneman 1949) 5)1.Kg7!(1.Kf7?d32.Pg6d23.Pf4+Kh6!)1....d32.Pg6d2(2....Kg53.Pe5d24.Pf3+)3.Pf4+Kg4

(3....Kg54.Ph3+;3....Kh44.Pg2+)4.Pd5!(4.Pg2?Kf3)4....d1D5.Pe3+(Von Altena 1941) 6)1.Pd6(1.Kf8g32.Pd6g23.Pf7+Kh74.Pg5+)1....g32.Kf8g2(2....Kh73.Pe4g24.Pg5+)3.Pf7+Kh7

4.Pg5+Kg65.Pf3(Hanneman 1927) 7)1.Lg2!(1.Lf1?Ke52.Ke7Kf43.Kf6(3.Lg2Ke34.Kf6Ke2)3....Kf3)1....Ke52.Ke7Kf43.Kf6Ke3

4.Kf5Ke25.Kf4f1D+6.Lxf1+Kxf17.Kxg3(Kling, Horwitz 1853) 8)1.Kd3!(1.La2?Ke5!;1.Kc3+?Ke5;1.Kd2+?Kf42.La2Ke5)1....Ke5(1....Kf42.Kd4h23.Le4)2.Ke3h2

3.Le4(Selivanov 1994) 9)1.Lh7Kd52.Ld3!(2.Lf5?h23.Lc8Kc6)2....h23.La6Kc64.Kc8h1D5.Lb7+ (Selivanov 1991)10)1.Ka6f22.Kb7Kd53.Kb6Kd44.Kc6Ke45.Kc5Ke36.Kd5Kf37.Kd4Ke28.Ke4f1D9.Lxf1+Kxf1

10.Kf3½-½(Halski 1983)11) 1.Le8!(1.Le2?h4!2.Kb6Kc33.Kc5d44.Kd5d35.Lf3h3!6.Ke4h27.Ke3d28.Ke2Kc29.Kf2h1D

10.Le4+d2Bf3h4;1.Ld7?d42.Lf5Kc33.Kb6d34.Le4d25.Lf3h4)1....h42.Lf7Kc43.Kb6h34.Kc6h25.Lxd5+½-½(Pikurov 1987)

12)1.Le2(1.Lg4?h22.Lc8Kd33.Lb7Kc24.Le4+Kc3)1....h22.La6Kd43.Lb7Kc34.Le4½-½

64. Defending against threats: A 1) 1. Tf8+ Kxf82. Pe6+ Kf73. Pxd4 2) 1. ... Dxg3+ ( 1. ... Lxg7 2. Thxg7+andWhiteisbetter;1....Be7 2. Th8+ Kxg7 3. Txd8) 2. Kxg3 Ld6+ 3. Kg4

Kxh7 3) 1. Da1! Ta4+ 2. Pe2+!

4) 1. ... Lf62. exf6Dd4 5) 1. ... Dg7 ( 1. ... d5 2. Lxd5) 2. Dh4 Df8 3. Dh5 Dg7 6) 1. ... Dd2 2. Lxf8 ( 2. Lh8 Tg8) 2. ... Lxg2+ 3. Txg2 De1+ (3. ... Dd1+) 7) Picture 8) 1. ... Df2 9) 1. ... Lxh2+ 2. Kxh2 ( 2. Dxh2 Dxe4 ; Kxh2 3. De5; 2. Kh1 Lg3) 2. ... De5+ 3. Kg1 h610) 1. ... Te1+ ( 1. ... Dxf7 2. Lxd4+) 2. Txe1 ( 2. Kxe1 Lxc3+) 2. ... Dxf7 3. Lxd4+ Kg811) 1. ... Da1 ( 1. ... Lxe4+? 2. Txe4+ Kd6 3. Db8+ Kd5 4. Te5+; 1. ... Le6 2. Dxc6; 1. ... Txb7 2. Lxd5+ Kf8 3. Lxa2)

2. Lxd5+ ( 2. Da6 Dxe1 3. Lxe1 Lxe4+; 2. Te2 Txb7) 2. ... Dxe1 3. Dxd7+ Kxd7 4. Lxc6+ Kxc6 5. Lxe112) 1. Le4! Dxe42. Df7 (Seyboth, 1903)

65. Rook endings: Vulnerability: A 1) 1. Kg5( 1. Kh5? Kg7) ( 1. e6? Te7) 1. ... Txe5+ 2. Kg6Te83. Kf7Te14. Th6# (Ulrichsen 2001) 2) 1. Ta8! ( 1. Kxh6?) 1. ... Kg72. h8D+! ( 2. Ta7+? Kh8) 2. ... Txh83. Ta7+ Kf8(3. ... Kg84. Kg6) 4. h4! Tg8+

(4. ... Kg85. Kg6) 5. Kf6(Kottke 1983) 3) 1. Th2+ ( 1. Txc7a5+ 2. Kc5Tc1+ 3. Kd6Txc74. Kxc7a45. b6a36. b7a27. b8D+ Kc2) 1. ... Kc12. Kb3Ta5

3. Th1+ Kd24. Kb4Ta25. Th2+ 4) 1. a7( 1. Ta4Th52. a7Th8+ 3. Ke7Ta8) 1. ... Kb72. a8D+ Kxa83. Kc7c44. Txc4Ta55. Kb6(Blandfort 1993) 5) 1. ... Td62. Txa7+ ( 2. Txd6Kxd6) 2. ... Ke6 6) 1. Kf6h62. Kg6Tg5+ 3. Kxh6Tg84. Th7# (Blandford 1964) 7) 1. d8D+ Kxd82. Ke5f43. Ke6Te8+ 4. Kd6(Minev 1974) 8) 1. Ka7Kc72. Tc1+ Kd83. e6dxe64. Kb7Kd75. Td1# (Pogosjants 1980) 9) 1. b5+ cxb52. b4! Txb43. Te7Ka54. Txa7# (Tarasjuk 1990)10) 1. Kc6Txa6+ 2. Kb5Ta83. Ta4+ Txa44. bxa4d55. a5d46. a6d37. a7d28. a8D+ (Prokes 1950)11) 1. ... a42. bxa4b33. cxb3(3. c4Kf3) 3. ... Kf312) 1. c7! ( 1. Td7? Txc62. Txd5h4!) 1. ... Tc62. Tb6! Txc73. Txf6h44. f3+ Kh55. g4# (Steckbauer 1985)

66. Rook endings – Passed pawn: A 1) 1. Tc1Kh42. Tc4Txc43. e8D (Katsnelson, Maksimovskikh 1983) 2) 1. Kc4Ka5( 1. ... Ka32. h7Th33. Tb3+ Txb34. h8D Ka25. Dh2+ Ka36. Dd2) 2. Tb5+ Ka63. Th5gxh54. h7

(Troitzky, Cheron 1962) 3) 1. Tg6( 1. h7? Kc22. Tc6+ Kb13. Tb6+ Kc2; 1. Kg1Tc32. Tb1Tc7) 1. ... Ke22. Txg3Txg33. h7(Lauer

1977) 4) 1. Tf4+ ( 1. g3is tempting but not good 1. ... Ta6! 2. Tf4+ Ke53. Tg4Te6with a draw) 1. ... Kxf4( 1. ... Kd52. Tg4

Te23. g7Te8+ 4. Kc7Tg85. Kd7a56. Ke7a47. Kf7) 2. g3+ Kxg33. g7(Wotawa 1936) 5) 1. Tg6+ Kh32. Tg1hxg1D+ 3. Kxg1Kg34. Kf1Kf35. e8D (Watkinson 1936) 6) Picture 7) 1. Kg3Tg7+ 2. Kf2Tf7+ 3. Tf4! Txf4+ 4. Ke3Tf15. Ke2(Jonsson 1966) 8) 1. b6Kf7( 1. ... Tg72. Tg3Txg33. b7) ( 1. ... Tg1+ 2. Ke2( 2. Kf2? Td1) 2. ... Tg2+ 3. Kd3(3. Kf3Tg5)

3. ... Tg7(3. ... Kf74. Tf3+ Ke75. Tf8) 4. Txe6Kf75. b7) 2. Tf3+ Ke73. Tf8Kxf8(3. ... b34. b7b25. b8D b1D+ 6. Dxb1Tg1+ 7. Tf1) 4. b7

9) 1. Tg7Kc22. Tg2+ Kb33. Ta210) 1. Kc6Kd82. Th1Ta13. Tb1Txb14. b7(after Geiger 2004)11) 1. Kh5! g2( 1. ... Ta82. Kh6hxg63. Tb2) ( 1. ... hxg6+ 2. Kh6a43. Tb2) 2. g7+! Kxg73. Txg2+ Kf79. Txg8

(Krug, Garcia 2015)12) 1. Tg3 Tf6 2. Tg8 Kf7 (2. ... Tf4+ 3. Kg3 (3. Kxh5? Tf1; (3. Kh33. Kh3 gewinnt, nur vermeidet nicht Weiß das

Endspiel D gegen W: 3. ... Kf7 4. Th8 Kg7 5. a7 Kxh8 6. a8D+ Kg7) 3. ... Tf1 4. Kg2 Ta1 5. a7) 3. a7 (3. Th8 Tf4+ 4. Kxh5 Kg7 5. a7) 3. ... Kxg8 4. a8D+ (nach Prokes 1948)

67. Rook endings – Passed pawn: B 1)1.Te7Kc82.f7Kd83.Ta7Tf84.Kxh2 (Cvejic 1949) 2)1.a6Ta12.a7Kf73.Th8Txa74.Th7+ 3)1.Tg5Kc4(1....Th62.Kg4+Kc43.Th5)2.Kg6 4)1.Ta7Kd82.b7Kc73.b8D++Kxb84.Txd7 5)1.Tc8Txc82.bxc8L!Kc23.Lg4Kd3!4.Kg3!Ke45.Kh4 6)1.Te7Kc52.Te5+1-0 7)1.b5cxb52.Tf8 8)1.Tf5+Kg72.Tf2Kg63.Tc2Kf74.Kc7 9)1.b6axb62.Ta8+Ke73.c7e24.Te8+10)1.b4Ke6(1....Ta1+2.Kxg2Ta33.Kf2Ta64.Ke3Ta45.Kd3Ta16.Kc4Tc1+7.Kb3Ta18.Tg7)2.Th6+

Kd73.Th811) 1.h3Kh72.h4Kh63.Ta8Txb74.Th8# (Marwitrz 1939)12)1.Tc8Txc82.bxc8LKc23.Lg4Kd3!4.Kg3!Ke45.Kh4 (Zahorovsky 1989)

68. Rook endings – Technique: A 1) 1. ... Td3+ ( 1. ... Th42. Te4Txe43. Kxe4Kb74. Kd3Kc75. Kc3; 1. ... Ta32. Te4) 2. Kc4Ta3(Velimirovic-

Barlov, Vrbas 1982) 2) 1. ... Te82. Ta7( 2. Ta1Kxc5) 2. ... Te63. Ta5Te7 3) 1.Tb1(1.Kb3?Kf7=;1.Tb8?Ta1+2.Kb5Tb1+0-1)1....Th22.Tb8Txh7(2....Ta2+3.Kb3)3.Ta7+ 4) 1. ... Td22. Tc8Kd5 5) 1. ... Tb6( 1. ... a22. Th8+ Kd73. Ta8b54. g5) 6) 1. h7Th22. Ta4 7) 1. ... Tf5( 1. ... Tf22. Ta3Kxg23. Kxa7(3. Txg3+ Kxg34. Kxa7Kf45. b6Ta2+ 6. Kb8Ke5)) 2. Ta5Kxg2

3. Kxa7Kh34. Ka6g25. Ta1Tf1(Zharavliov-Vasiukov URS tt) 8) 1. Tc7Tf62. Td7Tf53. Ke4Tf64. Ke5(Kaminer 1926) 9) 1. c4( 1. c3? Th5+ 2. Kg3Tg5+ 3. Kh4dxc3) 1. ... dxc3( 1. ... Ke32. Te7+; 1. ... Kf52. Tc5+) 2. Tc4+

Kd5( 2. ... Ke33. Txc3+ Kf24. Tf3+ Kxe25. Tg3) 3. Tg4c24. Txg5+ (Enserink 1993)10) 1. b5( 1. Txe5+ Kf62. Txe6+ Kxe63. Kd4Kd64. Kc4Kc6=) 1. ... Kf62. b6Te83. Kd5Ke7(3. ... e44. b7e3

5. Tc8Te5+ 6. Kd4e27. Tf8+) 4. Tc7+ Kd85. Ta711) 1. h6+ Kxh6( 1. ... Kg82. g7) 2. Th1+ Kg73. Th7+ Kg84. g712) 1. Kh3( 1. a5Kxa52. Txg5+ Kb63. Tg7Kc64. Kg3Tf15. Kg4Kd66. Kg5Ke7=) 1. ... Kb6( 1. ... Th4+ 2. Kg3

Tf43. a5) 2. Kg3Ka63. a5(Janosi, Benkö, 1987)

69. Rook endings – T in front of the 1) 1. Kc7Kc52. Tc8b5( 2. ... Txa7+ 3. Kb8+ Kd54. Kxa7) 3. a8D Txa84. Txa8b45. Tb8Kc46. Kb6 2) Picture 3) 1. f6Tb52. Th8 4) 1. g4+ Kh42. g5hxg53. Th8+ Kg34. c8D Txc85. Txc8g46. Kc2Kf27. Kd2g38. Tf8+ 5) 1. Td8Ta6+ 2. Td6Txa73. Td7+ Txd74. Kxd7 6) 1. f5gxf52. g6fxg63. Tg8g54. a8D Txa85. Txa8 7) 1. ... h5 8) 1. ... a4+ 2. Kc2 9) 1. ... g5( 1. ... Ta3+ 2. Kg4Ta53. h3Ta34. Kg5Ta45. h4Ta16. Kf6Ta67. Ke5Ta48. Kxe6and Whitecreates a

passed f-pawn with h5) 2. fxg5Txg5+ 3. Kf4Ta510) 1. ... Kf6( 1. ... Ta52. g5Ta63. f5gxf54. g6fxg65. Th8) 2. g5+ Kg711) 1. ... Tb1( 1. ... Tb42. Te8Txb73. Txe3) 2. f4e212) 1. ... Ta32. Kd6Td3+ 3. Kc6Ta34. Kd5Td3+

70. Rook endings – Anticipating T–: A 1)1.Tg6Kh32.Kf8Txe73.Kxe7h44.Kf6Kh25.Kf5h36.Kf4Kh1 2)1.Tb1Te22.e8D+Txe8+3.Kxe8Kc54.Kd7b45.Kc7Kb56.Kb7Kc47.Ka6 3)1.Th5+Kd4(1....Kd62.e8DTxe8+)(1....Kc62.e8D+Txe8+3.Kxe8Kb54.Kd7Kb45.Kd6c46.Tc5c3

7.Kd5Kb38.Kd4)2.Th4Txh43.e8D 4)1.Kb6a4(1....Tg42.Txa5)2.Tb5+Ka33.c7Txc74.Kxc7Ka25.Kc6a36.Kc5Ka17.Kc4a28.Kb3Kb1

9.Th5 5)1.Tc1+Kd52.Tb1Kc63.f8DTxf84.Kxf8b55.Ke7Kc56.Kd7b47.Kc7 6)1.Td1+Kc42.Td6Txe7+3.Kxe7Kb34.Tb6+(4.Ke6c45.Tb6+)4....Ka35.Tc6Kb46.Kd6 7)1.Tc1+(1.a8DTxa82.Kxa8d53.Kb7d4)1....Kb52.Td1Kc53.a8DTxa84.Kxa8d55.Kb7d46.Kc7Kd5

7.Kd7 8)1.Tb5(1.Tb6?Txc7)(1.Tb8Txc72.Kxc7Kf53.Kd6Ke4)1....f32.Tb3!(2.Tc5?Txc53.Kxc5f24.c8D

f1D)2....Txb33.c8DTe3(3....Tb6+4.Ke5)4.Dg4+ 9)1.Td2+!(1.c8D(partij)Txc82.Kxc8Kd53.Kd7e44.Tb5+Kd45.Ke6e36.Kf5e27.Te5Kd38.Kf4Kd2)

1....Ke62.Td1(2.c8D+Txc83.Kxc8e44.Kc7Ke55.Kc6e36.Td8Ke4!)2....Tc23.c8D+Txc84.Kxc8(Leko-Kramnik, Budapest 2001)

10)1.Tb5Kd72.Td5+Ke63.Td1Tc24.c8D+Txc85.Kxc8 11) 1.Te1+Kf42.Tc1Th63.Kd7Th84.c8DTxc85.Txc8Ke36.Te8+Kd37.Tf8Ke48.Ke6f49.Kf6f3

10.Kg512)1.Te6!(1.Tg6+?Kf3!2.Th6Kg43.b8DTxb8!4.Kxb8h4)1....Tf8!(1....Th82.Th6)(1....Tg82.Tg6+)

2.Tg6+!Kh33.b8DTxb84.Kxb8h45.Kc7Kh26.Kd6h37.Ke5Kh18.Kf4h29.Kg3!(Kalandadze 1999)

71. Mating patterns (): A 1) 1. Pd7+ Lxd72. Dxc8+ Lxc83. Te8# 2) 1. Da8+ Txa82. Txa8+ Kh73. Th8+ Pxh84. Tg7# 3) 1. Pc7+ Pxc72. Dd8+ Kxd83. Lg5+ Ke84. Td8# 4) 1. Dh6+ gxh62. Txf6+ Kg73. Lxh6+ Kg84. Tf8# 5) 1. ... Th1+ 2. Kxh1Lxf23. Pd2Th8# 6) 1. Txg7+ Kxg7( 1. ... Kh82. Dh6Dd73. Lxf6) 2. Dg5+ Kh83. Dxf6+ Lxf64. Lxf6+ 7) 1. Pf6+ gxf62. Df8+ Kxf83. Lh6+ Kg84. Te8#

8) 1. ... Txh3+ 2. gxh3Dh2+ 3. Kxh2Tf2+ 9) 1. ... Ld3+ 2. Dxd3Dh1+ 3. Pxh1Txh1+ 4. Ke2Te1#10) 1. ... Tg82. Txf3Ld4+ 3. Kf1Tg1#11) 1. Dxd7+ Txd72. Tb8+ Ld83. Lf6Kf84. Lxd712) 1. Pxg5+ hxg52. Le4+ Kh63. Th8+ Lxh84. Th7#

72. Mating patterns (): B 1) 1. ... Df2+ 2. Txf2Te1+ 3. Tf1Txf1+ 4. Kxf1Te1# 2) 1. Dxh7+ Kxh72. Th3+ Kg83. Pg6Txe34. Th8# 3) 1. ... Tf2+ 2. Kh1Th2+ 3. Kxh2Pf3+ 4. Kh1Txg1# 4) 1. ... Dxh2+ 2. Kxh2Pg4+ 3. Kh1Th3+ 4. Lxh3Th2# 5) 1. Db7+ Pxb72. Pc6+ Ka83. axb7+ Kxb74. Txa7# 6) 1. Dxf8+ Lxf82. Te8+ Kxe83. Pd6+ Kd84. Te8# 7) 1. Pc8+ Pc52. Dxc5+ Dxc53. Td8# 8) 1. Pe6+ Ke82. Dd8+ Lxd83. Tf8+ Txf84. Pg7# 9) 1. ... Taxg22. Pxg2Tg33. Ph4Tg1#10) 1. Pd6+ Kb82. Tc8+ Ka73. Tc7+ Lxc74. Tb7#11) 1. Le8+ Pxe82. Kg5Pf63. Tf8#12) 1. ... Dg2+ 2. Txg2Pf3+ 3. Kh1Td1+ 4. Tg1Txg1#

73. Mating patterns (): C 1) 1. Dg8+ Kxg82. Pe7+ Kf83. P7g6+ hxg64. Pxg6# 2) 1. ... Dg52. Tg1Dxg1+ 3. Pxg1Pxf2# 3) 1. Dh6+ Dxh62. Pf6+ Kg53. Pe4+ Kh54. Lg4# 4) 1. ... Dd2+ 2. Ka1Dd4+ 3. Lxd4Lxd4+ 4. Kb1Pa3# 5) 1. Dd8+! Txd82. Te8+! Kxe83. Pf6# 6) 1. Dh7+ Kxh72. Txg7+ Txg73. Pf6+ Kg64. Lh5# 7) 1. Pf7+ Kg82. Pxh6+ Kh83. Dg8+ Pxg84. Pf7# 8) 1. Pg4Le72. Pexf6+ Lxf63. Te8+ Dxe84. Pxf6# 9) 1. Dd8+ Txd82. Pe7+ Lxe73. Pb6#10) 1. Dh5Lxd52. Txd5Dxd53. Dxf7+ Dxf74. Pd7#11) Picture12) Picture

74. Mating patterns (back rank): D 1) 1. ... Pe2+ 2. Pxe2Txf1+ 3. Kxf1Td1# 2) 1. Dh8+ Kxh82. Lf6+ Kg83. Txe8+ Txe84. Txe8# 3) 1. Dc6Dc82. Td8Tg73. Txc8# 4) 1. Pe7+ Kh82. Dc8Txc83. Txc8# 5) 1. Pf5+ Kg82. Df8+ Kxf83. Tc8# 6) 1. Txg7+ Pxg72. Df7+ Kh83. Df8+ Txf84. Txf8# 7) 1. De7+ Txe72. Tg8+ Kxg83. Td8+ Te84. Txe8# 8) 1. Le7+ Txe72. Td8+ Te83. Txe8+ Kxe84. Tg8# 9) 1. ... Pf3+ 2. exf3Dxf1+ 3. Kxf1Lh3+ 4. Kg1Te1#10) 1. Dxf7+ Txf72. Tb8+ Tf83. Le6+ Kh84. Txf8+ Pg85. Txg8#11) 1. ... Dd1+ 2. Kf2De2+ 3. Kg1De1+ 4. Pxe1Pe2+ 5. Kh1Tf1#12) 1. ... Df32. Df1Ta13. Tb1Txb14. Pc1Txc15. b4Dg2#

75. Mating patterns (Mix): E 1) 1. g4+ fxg4+ 2. Pxg4+ g53. De8+ Dg64. Pf6# 2) 1. ... Dxh2+ 2. Kxh2Th5+ 3. Kg1Lh2+ 4. Kh1Pg3# 3) 1. Db6+ Ke82. Txf8+ Kxf83. Dd8# 4) 1. ... Dg4+ 2. Lg2Ph3+ 3. Kh1Pxf2+ 4. Kg1Dxg2# 5) 1. Ph5Kh82. Pf6Dxc73. Tg8# 6) 1. ... Pb3+ 2. Ka2Pc1+ 3. Ka1Txa3+ 4. bxa3Ta2# 7) 1. De7Pf52. Txf5Pxh63. Txf8+ Txf84. Txf8# 8) 1. Txe6Dxf52. Tg6# 9) 1. Pg6+ Ke82. Dxf7+ Pxf73. Lg8Pd44. Lxf7#10) 1. Txh6+ Kxh62. Dg5+ fxg53. hxg5+ Kh74. Th2#11) 1. Dh6+ gxh62. f7+ Kh73. f8P#12) 1. Tc5+ Lc42. Txc4+ Txc43. Td3+ Txd34. Pe2#

76. Mating patterns (Mix): F 1) 1. ... Th2+ 2. Kxh2Dh7+ 3. Kg2Dh3#

2) 1. ... Pf3+ 2. gxf3Td5+ 3. Kc1Txe1# 3) 1. Dh5+ Kg72. Dh7+ Kf83. Dxf7# 4) 1. Lg6+ Kxg62. Tg4+ Kf73. Txg7# 5) 1. Da6+ Pxa62. Lxb7+ Ka73. Pc6# 6) 1. Pc7+ Dxc72. Dxf7+ Lxf73. Lxf7# 7) 1. Lc6+ Ld72. Txe6+ fxe63. Dxf8# 8) 1. Td8+ Txd82. Txd8+ Kxd83. Dg8+ Te84. Dxe8# 9) 1. Txd5+ cxd52. Pd3+ exd33. f4#10) 1. ... Lf22. Lxf2De4+ 3. Dg2Dxg2#11) 1. ... Pf3+ 2. gxf3Th1+ 3. Kxh1Dxf3+12) 1. ... Dxg2+ 2. Kxg2Ph3+ 3. Tf2Txf2+ 4. Kxh3Txh2#

77. Double attack / Mix: C 1) 1. ... T8xb32. axb3Txd23. Txd2Lxe3+ 2) 1. Tb5+ Ka42. Txb4+ cxb43. Dxa7+ 3) 1. Lxf7+ Kxf72. Txc7+ Dxc73. Dh7+ 4) 1. dxe5Dxe52. Dxh8+ Kxh83. Lxf6+ 5) 1. ... Txg4+ 2. Dxg4Df3+ 3. Dxf3exf3+ 4. Kh3fxe2 6) 1. Lxc7+ Kxc72. Txe7+ Dxe73. Dxa7+ 7) 1. ... Pfxe42. dxe4Txb13. Txb1Lxe4+ 4. f3Lxb1 8) 1. ... Pxe32. Kxe3Txb3+ 3. Kf2e3+ 9) 1. Pxc6+ Lxc62. La3+ Ke63. Txf810) 1. ... f32. gxf3Txa73. Txa7Le3+ 4. Kh2Lxa711) 1. Ta8+ Tb82. De8+ Texe83. Txe8+ Txe84. Txe8#12) 1. Ta8Dh72. Lg6

78. Double attack: D 1) 1. ... Dxd22. Dxd2Pf3+ 3. Kh1Pxd2 2) 1. ... Pef4+ 2. gxf4Pxf4+ 3. Kf2Ph3+ 3) 1. Txe8+ Kxe82. Db8+ Dd83. Dxa7 4) 1. Pd5Dxb32. axb3Kd83. Pb6 5) 1. Th4Dd72. Txh7+ Kxh73. Dh4# 6) 1. Txf6gxf62. Dxd7+ Kxd73. dxc5+ 7) 1. Lh5+ g62. Txe8Kxe83. Pf6+ 8) 1. Dxf6Dxe42. Dxf7+ Txf73. exf7+ Kxf74. Lxe4 9) 1. Pd5 exd5 2. Lxd510) 1. e5dxe52. fxe5Lxe23. exf6+ exf64. Pxe211) 1. Lxf6 Lxf6 2. Lg4 Dd6 3. Pxf6+ (3. Lxd7 Pxd5) 3. ... Dxf6 4. Lxd712) 1. ... Dc8 2. Pc1 Dg4

79. Eliminating of the defence: C 1) 1. Dc5Lc52. Td8+ Dg83. Txg8# 2) 1. Td1De72. Lxe6+ Dxe63. Txd8+ 3) 1. ... Dc5+ 2. Kh1 (2. De3 Dxe3+ 3. Txe3 Tb1+ 4. Kf2 Pg4+ ; 2. Kf1 Pg4) 2. ... Dxe7 4) 1. ... Txd42. cxd4Lb43. Df2Dxf2+ 5) Picture 6) 1. a4 Dxb3 (1. ... Lxc3 2. bxc3) 2. Dg5+ Lg7 3. Lf6 7) 1. Td7Dxd72. h6+ Kh83. Dxf6+ 8) 1. Lb8Db72. Lxa6Dxa63. Dc7# 9) 1. ... Lh42. g3Lxg33. hxg3Th5+10) 1. Td8Db1+ 2. Kh2Lxd83. Dg4+ Kh84. Pxf7#11) 1. Tg5Dxf62. Dd4Dxd43. Pxf7#12) 1. ... Dc4+ 2. Lxc4Txh2

80. Eliminating of the defence: D 1) 1. dxe5Dxe52. Pxd6cxd63. Dxf4 2) 1. ... Lxc32. bxc3g53. Ph3Txe2 3) 1. ... Pf3+ 2. Kh1Pxd43. Dxc6+ Pxc6 4) 1. Txc7+ Txc72. Pb6+ Kb83. Dxd8+ 5) 1. Pe5+ fxe52. Tfd1+ Ke73. Txc8 6) 1. ... De82. Td4Lxf4+ 3. Dxf4Dxe2 7) 1. Lxg7+ Txg72. Te8+ Lxe83. Dxd5 8) 1. ... Pxc32. bxc3Lxf33. Dxf3Dxg5 9) 1. ... dxc42. Dxc4Le63. Dc5Dxd3

10) 1. Dd4Dxd42. cxd4P5c63. Pxc7+11) 1. ... Txe3+ 2. Kxe3Lxd4+12) 1. ... b32. Lxb3Lxe43. Dxe4Txb3

81. Eliminating of the defence: E 1) 1. g4Lg62. Pxg6Txg63. Dxe4 2) 1. Ph5Dxd32. Pxf6+ Kg73. cxd3 3) 1. ... Txf32. exf3Dxh2+ 3. Kxh2Th5# 4) 1. ... Ld32. Lxd3Dxd6 5) 1. ... Td1+ 2. Kxd1Pxc3+ 3. Kc2Dxb4 6) 1. ... Dh62. Dxe4dxe43. Lxh6Pf2# 7) 1. ... Dxe42. Dxe4Pg3+ 3. hxg3hxg3# 8) 1. ... Tg32. Dxg3Lh43. Dxh4De3+ 9) 1. ... Pe1+ 2. Txe1Th2+ 3. Kxh2Dxf2+ 4. Kh1Th8#10) 1. Pf5Dg52. Dg3Dxg33. Pe7+ Kh84. Txd811) 1. c5Pxa4( 1. ... Pd7) 2. Pa212) 1. ... Te8! 2. Lxg7( 2. Dxe8Dh3+ 3. Ke2Dd3# ; 2. Le7Txe7) 2. ... Dh1+ 3. Ke2Txe6+

83. Test – Mix: A 1)1.Pc4+(1.Te6Pd5)1....Ka62.Te6(2.b5+cxb53.Te6+b64.axb5+Kxb55.Pd6+Txd66.Txd6

Pe4)2....Pg43.b5# 2)1.Dd8+Kg72.Dc7+Kh63.Dxf4+g54.Df8+ 3)1.Txd6Txd62.Dc8+Pxc83.Te8# 4)1.Tf8+Kg72.Dg8+Txg83.Tf7+Kh64.Txh7# 5)1.Ld4!Txd42.e4+Txe4(2....fxe33.Txd4)3.fxe4+Kxg44.exd5 6)1....b32.Dc4Pb4 7)Picture 8)1....Txa72.Dxa7Lf83.Kh1Lc5 9)1....Pf3+2.gxf3Txd23.Txd2Dg5+10)1.Ph6+gxh62.Td8+Txd83.Txd8+Le8(3....Dxd84.Dg7#;3....Tf84.Dh8+Kf75.Dg7#)4.Dh8+Kf7

5.Dg7#11) 1.Th8Lg52.Th7+Kxg63.Txb712)1.Pxg5+hxg52.Dxg5Pe83.Td6

84. Test – Mix: B 1)1.h5Lxh52.Te4(2.Td6Dg4) 2)1.Txe5Dxg32.Txe8 3)1.Da1f62.Td6 4)1.Th8!(1.Da7?Dxd6)1....Txh8(1....Lxh82.Da7)2.Da71-0 5)1.Txf7Dxf72.Txg6+Kf83.Dd6+De74.Tf6+ 6)1.Td7Lxd72.Lxh7+Pxh73.Dxf7+Kh84.Pg6# 7)1....Tb4(threatsLa6,d5,Txc4)2.c3Txc4+3.Kxc4La6+ 8)1.Txf7Txf72.Tc8+Lf83.Txf8+Kxf84.Dd8# 9)1.Pd6d22.Kf8d1D3.Pf7+Kh74.Pg5+Kh85.Pf7+10)1.La6(1.Pxg7Lf6)1....Dxa62.Dg4g63.Ph6#11) 1.La6Pf6(1....Dd72.Df3+)2.Lxc8Pxg43.Lxe6+12)1.Lxg6Dxg6(1....hxg62.Txf8+(2.De7winstoo)2....Kxf83.Dh8#(3.Te8+Kxe84.Dd8#))2.Txf8+Kxf8

3.Te8+Kxe84.Dd8#

85. Test – Mix: C 1)1.Txc6(1.Lc4+Th8)1....bxc62.Lc4+Tf7(2....Th83.Dxe5+)3.Ph6+ 2)1....Th5+2.Kg1Le3+3.Txe3Th1+4.Kxh1Txf1# 3)1.Pb5(1.Le3Da82.Pb5Tc83.Pc7+Txc74.Dxc7Lxg2)1....axb52.axb5La63.Le3 4)1....Pexf3(1....Phxf3)2.gxf3Dxg1+3.Txg1Txg1+4.Kxg1Pxf3+ 5)1....h52.gxh5Dxf53.g4Df2 6)1.Tf5Th8(1....Kxd62.Txf6Lxf63.g7;1....exf52.Txf6Kxf63.e5+)2.Txf6Txh73.Tf7+Kxd64.gxh7 7)1.d7+Lxd72.Ted2Tc73.Lb6 8)1.Te6+Txe62.Da6+Kd53.Dc4+Ke54.Dc3+ 9)1.Pd6+Dxd62.Te7+Dxe73.Dc7+Ka64.Dxb6+Kxb6stalemate10)1.Lc3f52.Kd4f43.Kc4f34.Kb4f25.Ka3f1D6.Lxb2#11) 1....Pf32.Dd1Dxg33.Dg1Dxh2+4.Dxh2Pxf2#12)1....De82.Pb6Lb5

86. Test – Mix: D 1)1.De7Tf72.De8+Tf83.Txh7+Kxh74.Dg6+Kh85.Dg7# 2)1....Txc2+2.Kxc2Db2+3.Kd3Pc5+4.Kc4Db3# 3)1.T1e3Dxh32.Dh7+Kxh73.Le6+Kg64.Lxh3Lxe35.Txe3 4)1.Lxf7+Lxf72.Te5Lg63.Txe2 5)1....Dxd42.Lxd4Pf3+3.Kf1Lb5+ 6)1.Db8Kd82.Le3 7)1....Txa22.Dxa2Dh5+3.Th3De5+4.Kh1De1+5.Kh2Dg1# 8)1....Pxd42.Lxd4Da5+3.Pc3Dxc3+4.Lxc3Lxc3+5.Dd2Lxd2+6.Kxd2 9)1.Lxg6Kxg62.Ph4+Kg73.Tg3+10)1.Dh1Kxf72.Dh7+Ke83.Dg8+Kd74.Dxb811) 1.Df8+Dg72.Th5+gxh53.Dd6+Dg64.Df8+12)1.Tf6Dxf62.Dxe2

87. Test – Mix: E 1)Picture 2)1.Txe5+(1.fxe5Kxg5+2.exf6dxe3)1....dxe52.Te7exf43.gxf4Te64.Tf7+ 3)1....Dxg2+2.Pxg2Pe2+3.Kh2g3+4.Kh1Tf1# 4)1....Lh2+2.Kf1Pxf23.Kxf2Dg3+4.Kf1Dxg5 5)1.Dxf6gxf62.Lh6 6)1.Lg6Pe7(1....fxg62.Pxg6+Kh73.Pxf8+Kh84.Dh7#;1....Te72.Lxf7g63.Dxg6)2.Lxf7Td83.Pe6 7)1.Lxc4(1.Dxc4Dxc42.Lxc4Txc43.Txd5)1....Dxc42.Dxc4Txc43.Txd5 8)1....Dh3+(orfirst1....Tc4)2.Kg1Tc4 9)1.Lxg6hxg62.Th8+Kxh83.Pf7+10)1.Te8+Txe82.Dxd5+Kh73.Dxh5+11) 1.Dxd7Txd72.Te8+Kh73.Tcc812)1.Pe5Dxe72.Pg6+hxg63.Th3+

88. Test – Mix: F 1)1....Da1+2.Dc1Td1+3.Dxd1Dxd1+4.Lxd1Tf1# 2)1.Th6+Kxh6(1....Kg82.Te8+Kf73.Dc7+Kxe84.Th8#)2.Dg5+Kh73.Dxf5+Kh64.Te6+ 3)1.Pd7Pxd7(1....Dd62.Pxf6+Pxf63.Lxf6)2.Dxh5gxh53.Lxh7# 4)1.Dh7+Kf82.Dh8+Ke73.Pf5+exf54.Lc5# 5)1.Dh6+Kg82.Dxg7+Dxg73.gxf3 6)1.Pd5Pxd52.Dxc7Pxc73.Lxe7 7)1.Td3De5+2.g3+Kh53.Ld1+De2+4.Lxe2#(Anand-Short, Dortmund 1997) 8)1.Lh6gxh6(1....d52.Dg4Lg63.Lxg7+Kg84.Lxf8)2.Dxh6 9)1.Pe5Pxe52.Tc8+Ld83.Lc510)1....Pg3+2.hxg3Dh5+11) 1.Txd4exd42.Lxd4Dxd43.Pxf5+12)1.Da4Pc72.Da1+

89. Test – Mix: G 1)1....Lg2+2.Txg2Df1+3.Tg1Pg3+4.hxg3Dh3# 2)1.Te2Tf82.Te5+ 3)1.Dd7Lxd72.e8D+Lxe8stalemate 4)1.d5Lf5(1....Pxd52.Tad1)2.d6Dxd63.Tad1Ld34.Le2(Kharlov-Guliev, Cheliabinsk 1991) 5)1.Pd5Dd8(1....Db82.Pe7+;1....exd52.Dxd5+Kh83.Dxd4)2.e5 6)1.Tc7Lxc72.dxc7Txc73.Pd5+ 7)1.Td6+Dxd62.Lg5+Ke53.Lf4+Kf64.e5+Dxe55.Lg5# 8)1....Tg62.h7Pg5+3.Kg2+Th63.Te7g4 9)1.Pc7+Ke72.Txd8Txd83.Txd8Kxd84.Pe6+10)1....Dxd22.Txd2Lb43.Tdd1Tc211) 1....Lb2+2.Kc2Dc4+3.Kxb2Db4+4.Kc2Dd2#12)1.Lc6Pb62.Lb4

90. Test – Mix: H 1)1.La6Tcd82.Lb5 2)1.Pxd5Lxd52.Lc3Dc53.Dxe5Lf64.Txd5 3)1....Lxd42.exd4Pf3+3.gxf3Lxf3 4)Picture 5)1.Lh3Pb62.Pxc8 6)1....Td72.Dxd7Pxf3+3.Pxf3Dxd7

 7)1.Lxf6+Txf62.Dg5+Tg63.Te7+!Kf84.Txd7(Vachier Lagrave-Ngyuen, Warsaw 2010) 8)1.Tf3Td82.De7(2.De5) 9)1.Dxg7+Ke82.Dxe7+Kxe73.Tg7+Ke84.Pf6#10)1.Pf6+Kh82.Pe811) 1....Tf22.Dh1Txf1+3.Kxf1Dd1+4.Kg2Df3+5.Kh3g2+6.Kh2gxh1D#12)1....Txd72.Txd7Tb83.h3Tb1+4.Kh2Pg3

91. Test – Mix: I 1)1.Pg6+(1.Dd8+Kg72.f6+Lxf6)1....hxg62.Dd8+Kg73.Txg6+Kh74.Dg8# 2)1.Lh6f52.Lg7 3)1.Tf4+Lf62.Txf6+Dxf63.Lh6+Ke84.Te1+Kd85.Dxc5d66.Dxa5+ 4)1.Dxc8+Lxc82.exd3Dxf3+3.Lg2Dxg2+4.Kxg2 (Uhlmann-Paetz, Halle 1984) 5)1....Pf3+2.Dxf3De1+3.Df1Lb6+4.Kh1Dxf1# 6)1.g4Pf62.Ph3 7)1.Txf6gxf62.Dg3+ 8)1....Dg1+2.Kxg1Lc5+3.Kh1Pf2+4.Kg1Pxe4+5.Kh1Pf2+6.Kg1Pxd1+ 9)1....g52.Lg3g410)1.Dc2+dxc22.d4+Kxd4(2....Kc43.dxe5Kb34.Lg3Lg75.Lf4Kc36.Ld2+Kd37.Lf4Lf88.Kb2Lb4

9.Lc1Lc3+10.Kb3Lxe511.Lh6Lc312.Lc1½-½)3.Lc3+Kd34.Lxe5Lxe511) 1.Dc8+Kg72.Dxe6Td53.De3(3.h4Td4)12)1....Dxa12.Dxa1a3

92. Test – Mix: J 1)1....Dxf2+!2.Kxf2(2.Dxf2Txc1+3.De1Txe1+4.Kf2Tf1+)2....Txb2+3.Kf3Txc1 (Seirawan-Lobron,

Amster dam 1983) 2)1.Df6gxf62.exf6Kg83.Tah1 3)1....Th2+2.Kxh2Txh4+3.gxh4Dxh4+4.Th3Df2+5.Tg2Dxg2# 4)1....Dxe32.fxe3Lg3 5)1....Pf3+2.gxf3Txc1+3.Dxc1Dh2+4.Kf1Dxf2# 6)1.Pf5gxf52.Dxf5Kg73.Dh7+Kf64.Dxh6+Ke75.Dg5+f66.Dg7+Ke87.e7 7)1....Dxb2+2.Kxb2Tb5+3.Tb3Txb3+4.Ka2Ta3+ 8)1.e5fxe52.Lg5+Pf63.Pe4Thf84.f4exf45.Te1 9)1.Txf6Lxf62.Df310)1....Th82.Dg2Dxd1+3.Lxd1Te1+4.Df1Th1+11) 1.Da8Txa82.Pxe7+Kf73.Pxc812)1.Txf7Dxe52.h7+Kxf73.dxe5Txd1+4.Kf2

93. Test – Mix: K 1)1....Dh3+2.Kxh3(2.Kh1g2#)2....Pg5+3.Kg2Ph4+4.Kh1g2#(Ftacnik-Cvitan, GER BL 1997) 2)1.Pd3Dxb32.Pc5Db53.Tab1Da54.Dxa5Txa55.Txb6 3)1.Txe6Dxe62.Dg4Dd73.Ph6+ 4)1.Lxg6hxg62.Dh8+Kf73.Dxe5 5)1....Dxe42.Dxe4Pxh3+ 6)1.Lg5hxg52.Lxe4Lxe43.Pxg5+ 7)1....Da42.Ld3Lxd33.Dxd3Pxd3+ 8)1....Th1+2.Kxh1Dh7+ 9)1....Td32.Db2Df3+10)1.Dd4Df42.De3+Dxe3stalemate11) 1.Lxf7Txf72.Pg6+Kg83.Pxe512)1.Pxf7Txf72.Db3Df83.Lxf7+

94. Test – Mix: L 1)1.Lg5hxg52.hxg5Pf43.gxf6Pxe24.fxe7Pc15.Kd2 2)1....Lxe32.Pf6+Kg63.Pxd7Lxc1(0-1)4.b7Lf45.gxf4c26.b8Dc1D+(Suttles-Murey, Sukhumi 1972) 3)1.Lf5Dxf52.De7Dg63.De6+ 4)1.h6Tg82.Tc8Txg5(2....Dxc83.Lxf6+Pxf64.Dxf6+Tg75.Dxg7#)3.Txd8+Tg8(3....Pf84.Txf8+Tg8

5.Lxf6#)4.Txd7 (Gunze-Schwalbe GER 1966) 5)1....Lh32.Lxh3Dxf3+3.Kg1Lh6 6)1....Txh2+2.Dxh2Lf3+ 7)1.Dxg6hxg62.Txf8+Kxf83.Pe6+ 8)1....Th5+2.Kxh5Dh3+3.Dh4Df5+4.Kh6Dg6# 9)1.Le7+Kh62.Txh7+Kxh73.Lf8+10)1....Tf1+2.Kxf1Dc4+3.Kf2Dd4+½-½

11) 1....Pxe52.fxe5Dxc4+3.Kf2Le1+12)1.Txf7(1.g6hxg62.Pg5Pf63.Pxf7Pxd7=)1....Txf72.Td7Tf83.Txf7Txf74.g6

95. Test – Mix: M 1)1.Lh7Dd12.Kxg4(Anand-Khalifman, Linares 2000) 2)1.Lb6Lxb62.Pe7+Kd73.Kxb5Ld44.Tc1 3)1.Ta6Dxa62.Pc7+ 4)1....Pd12.Lxd1(2.Db3Dxc3)2....Dxc33.Kf1Dxc2(Schmidt-Abramovic, Nis 1983) 5)1.Ta1Dxa12.Pe4+Ke83.Pd6# 6)1.Le1+Kc52.Lf2+Kd63.Lg3+Ke74.Lh4+ 7)1.Txe5dxe52.Lc4+Kh83.Pg6+hxg64.Th1+ 8)1....Pe2+2.Kg2Lh3+3.Pxh3Dg3+4.Kh1Dxh3# 9)1....Pxb42.axb4Txc310)Picture11) 1....Lc22.Dxc2Pxe33.Dxc6Pxd112)1.c7Dxc72.De1+Kg53.h4+Kh54.De6(Krasenkow-Svidler, Polanica Zdrój 2000)

96. Test – Mix: N 1)1....Td1+2.Kg2Tg1+3.Kxg1Pf3+ 2)1.Txb7+Lxb7(1....Kc82.Pe4+;1....Ka82.Txa7+Kxa73.Da5+Kb84.Pa6+)2.d5Dxd5(2....Td7

3.Pxd7+Ka84.Da4)3.Pa6+Ka84.Pc7+Kb85.Pxd5 3)1.Pg6+Kg82.Dg7+Txg73.Ph6# 4)1.e5dxe52.Dxd8+Kxd83.Pe4 5)1.Te8+Lxe82.Pe7+Kf83.Pg6+hxg6stalemate 6)1.Txc6Ld4+2.Lf7 7)1....Pd62.Txf8Pe4 8)1.Dh6Pxb32.Pfg5Lxg53.hxg5 9)1....e1P2.Dc4+De23.Df4+Pf3+10)1.Da8Txa82.fxe711) 1.Ta3Pxd3(1....Pb32.bxa6;1....Txa32.Dxc5Tb83.Dxa3)2.Dh412)1.Df3Dxf32.gxf3Txf1+3.Kg2

97. Test – Mix: O 1)1.Lf7+Ke72.Dxf6+(2.Dd5h63.Lg6Pe54.b3hxg55.Dxe5+dxe56.La3+Ke67.exf5#)2....Kxf63.Pd5+

Ke54.Pf3+Kxe45.Pc3# 2)1....f42.Dg4h53.Dh4Txd4(Erwich,M-Struik, Leiden 2000) 3)1.Lh3c62.Lxf6 4)1....Te22.Dc1Lb23.Df1Dxe3 5)1.Lb6Db82.Da4+Kc83.Dg4# 6)1.Pe7+Lxe72.Tc5+Lxc53.Le4+Pxe44.d5# 7)1....De32.Dg3Dxg5 8)1.Te1+Kd32.Txe4Kxe43.b7 9)1....Lxg22.Pxg2Te1+3.Txe1Txe1+4.Pxe1Dxh310)1.Pb5+Kc62.Pa7+Kd63.Pc8+Kc64.Pe7+Kd65.Pxg611) 1.Pf5exf52.Txf612)1.Tb1Dxa7(1....Dxb12.a8D+Kd73.Dd8+Kc64.Dc8+)2.Te1+Kd73.Te7+

98. Test – Mix: P 1)1.d8L!(1.d8DLxc72.Dxg8Txg8#;1.c8DLc7)1....La7!2.c8L+!Kb5!3.La6+!Kxa6stalemate (Afek, 1987) 2)1....Lc42.Pc1Pxe2+3.Pxe2Dxd14.Txd1Lxe2 3)1.dxe6Dxd12.e7Dxc23.exd8D+ 4)1.f3Dxg52.h4Dh53.Pg7+ 5)1.Td8Txe3+(1....Txd82.Txg7+Kf83.Dxd8+Kxg74.Df6+Kg85.Df7+Kh86.Dh7#)2.Kf2Tf3+3.Kg2

(Kadjabov-Zvjaginsev, Moscow 2002) 6)1....h42.g3h3 7)1....Td5(1....Df22.Lxa6Td53.Tf1=)2.Txd5Df2 8)1....Td3+2.Txd3Dh6+3.Kg2f3+ 9)Picture10)1.Pxb5cxb52.Lb4Da63.Pc511) 1.Txg7+Kxg72.Tg1+Kh8(2....Kh73.Pg4f54.Dxh6+Kg85.Pf6+Kf76.Tg7#)3.Pd5(3.Pg4f5;3.Pf5?

f6)12)Picture

99. Test – Mix: Q 1)1....Dxg2+2.Pxg2Pf3+3.Kf1Pxh2+4.Ke1Pf3+5.Kf1Th1# 2)1.Tb8+Kg72.Tg8+Kxg83.Pe7+Kf84.Pxc6 3)1.Tf5+Txf52.De8+ 4)1.f5gxf52.Te6 5)1.c5Lxb22.Ta2(2.Tf3) 6)1.Pd7Dxd7(1....Pfe82.Lxg7Pxg73.Pf6+Kh84.Th3)2.Txg7+Kh83.Lxf6Pe84.Tg8+(Lovric-

Sinanovic, Pula 1998) 7)1.Pe5Dxc22.Pxg4+Kh53.Pxf6+Kh6 8)1....Dxd42.Dxd4Pg3+3.Kg1Pe2+4.Kh1Pxd4 9)1....Txe72.Dxe7Lxb2+3.Kxb2Dc2+4.Ka1Dc3#10)1.e8T(1.e8D?d2+2.Kd1Lg4)1....d2+(1....dxc22.Te3+Kxe3stalemate)2.Kd1Kf4(2....Lg43.Te2Kf4

stalemate)3.Te2(3.Tf8+?Lf54.Ke2Kg55.Tg8+Kh46.Th8+Kg3)(Van Test 1977)11) 1.Tg5Dxh42.Tg412)1.Ld3+Kh62.g5+Kxg53.Lc1#

100. Test – Mix: R 1)1.Lh3Tc72.Lxc5 2)1.Pd2Dg52.Dc5+Kg83.Pxe4 3)1....Dxg52.Dxg5Pxe2+3.Kh1Pxf2+4.Txf2Td1+ 4)1....Dxh2+2.Kxh2Th6+3.Lh3g44.Kg1Txh3 5)1.Pe6Ka52.Pd4Tc1!(2....Td13.Pc6+Ka64.Pb4+(4.Kc7Td7+)4....Ka55.Kc7Tc1+6.Pc6+Ka6

7.Tb6#)3.Ka7!Tc54.Tb5+Txb55.Pc6#(Gorgiev 1963) 6)1....Lxf2+2.Kxf2Txd23.Dxd2 7)1....Tfb82.Tdb1(2.b3Tb5)2....b3 8)1.Dd8Kf7(1....g52.Dxe7Dg63.Txe8+)2.Dxd7Txa83.De6+Ke84.Dg8+ 9)1.Pxe7Pxe72.Dxf6+Kxf63.Ld4+Kg54.Le3+Kf65.Ld4+½-½10)1.Lc4Lxc4(1....Kh72.Lxe6)2.Dxg4+Kh7(2....Kf73.Dh5+)3.Df5+Kg84.Dg6+

(Blackburne-Philip ENG 1875)11) 1....Te1+2.Pxe1Df1+3.Kh2Le5+4.g3Dxh3+5.Kg1Ld4+12)1.Pf3Tg2+2.Kh1

101. Test – Mix: S 1)1.Tc4Dxe1(1....Dxe5+2.Pxe5bxc43.Lxc41-0)2.Dh6+Kg83.Pf6#(Lukianenko-Iljin Moscow 1997) 2)1.Le5+fxe52.bxa7+Ka83.Dxh6 3)1.Pc6Lxc62.Txe7+Dxe73.Dxc6+ 4)1....Txh32.gxh3Txd23.Txd2Pxf3+4.Kf1Pxd2+ 5)1.Pe7+Txe72.Dc8+Pf83.Dxf8+Kxf84.Th8# 6)1.d8L!Df22.Lc7+Kxd43.Lb6+(Bazlov 2000) 7)1.Txd4exd42.Lf5+g63.Le6 8)1.Lxe4Txf12.Lf5Te13.Le6+ 9)1.Dg6De82.Dxe8Txe83.g410)1....De22.Tdxe2(2.Pf6+Txf63.exf6Dxd2)2....Pxe2+3.Kh1Tf1+11) 1.Txg7+Kxg72.Ld4+Kg83.De6+Kh74.Df7+12)1....Dd6+(1....De5+2.Kg1)2.Txd6Txg2+3.Kh1Txa2+4.Kg1Txa1+5.Kf2cxd6 (Kohler-Erny, Basel 1957)

102. Test – Mix: T 1)1.T7d6Df52.g4Df43.Dd3+ 2)1....Ph3+2.gxh3Df2+3.Kh1Df1+4.Kh2Tf2+5.Kg3Dg1+6.Lg2Dxg2+7.Kh4Dg5# 3)1.Th7+Lxh72.Pg4+Kg83.Ph6# 4)1.Dxe6fxe62.Txh7Kxh73.Th1 5)Picture 6)1.Pf6+Kg72.Dxf8+Kxf8(1-0)3.Pxh7+Kg74.Pxg5(Aronian-Beshukov, Hastings 2000) 7)1....Td12.Dxd1Df3+3.Kg1Ld4+ 8)1....Dg4+2.Txg4Txh2+3.Kxh2Pxg4+ 9)1....Th1+2.Kg3Txh3+3.Kg4Th4+4.Kg3Th3+10)1.Pf4Dh42.Dd4+Lg7(2....Df63.Dxf6+Txf64.Pxh5)3.Pfg6+11) 1.La3bxa32.Df3Tf83.Dxa3+12)1.Db6Txf3(1....Tf72.Txh7+Txh73.Dd8+)2.Txh7+Kxh73.Dg6+Kh84.Dg7#

103. Test – Mix: U 1)1.b4cxb42.axb4Dxb43.Txa6(Zhu Phen-Khurtidze, Moscow 2001) 2)1.Txf6+Kxf62.Lxe5+Kxe53.Dxd3 3)1.Pe7+Kh82.Txf7

 4)1.Txf7+Txf72.Dxh6+Kg83.Dh8+Kxh84.Pxf7+ 5)1.Txf7+Kxf72.Pg5+ 6)1.d7(1.Lg4h52.g3hxg43.gxh4gxh3)1....Lxd72.Pxd7Kxd73.g3Txh34.Lg4+ 7)1....Lxf3+2.Kxf3Lxc33.bxc3Pe5+ 8)1.Dxh5+Kxh52.g4+Kxg43.Le2+Kf54.Ld3+ 9)1....Td22.Te1Te23.Dg3De4+10)1.Txg7+(1.Txd7Lh6)1....Kxg72.Tf7+Pxf73.Pe6+Kg84.Dg6#11) 1.e8P+Kf52.Pg7+Kf43.Pxh5+Kf54.g4#12)1.Lxe6(1.Tc4?Pxg52.Txb4Pxf33.Kb2Tb64.c4g5)1....fxe62.Th8!Tb63.Th7+Ke84.Th8+Ke7

5.Th7+(Olafsson-Hort, Reykjavik 1972)

104. Test – Mix: V 1)1.Pc4Txd32.Txd3 2)1.Dxg7+Txg72.Td8+Tg83.Txg8+Kxg84.Pe7+ 3)1.Ta7+(1.Tb7+Lg72.Txg7+Kxg73.Ta7+Kf6)1....Lg72.Th8+Kxh83.Ta8+Kh74.Th8+Lxh8

stalemate 4)1....g5(1....Txh2+2.Kxh2g53.Dxg5+fxg54.Pxd4Dxd45.Txf7+Kg66.e5)2.Df3Txh2+3.Kxh2Dh8+

4.Kg2Dh3# 5)1.Df7Pe6(1....Dh62.Td8)2.Td8Dc1+3.Kh2Dc7+4.Dxc7Pxc75.Txf8#(Willaert-O’Kelly, Brussel 1952) 6)1....Tf1+2.Kg3h4+3.Kh3Tf3+4.gxf3Lf1# 7)1....Te12.Lxe1Pb2 8)1.Txh6+Lxh62.Dxe5+Lg73.Dh2+ 9)1.Th4+Kxh42.Pf5+Lxf53.g3+Kxh34.Pf4#10)1.c5Pxc5(1....dxc52.Lxe5;1....Dd82.cxd6)2.Pxd6++Ke73.Pd5+(Hansen,LB-De Firmian, DEN 1998)11) 1....Lh3+(1....e22.Kxf2)2.Kxh3e212)1....e42.Lxe4Pxe43.Dxe4d5

105. Test – Mix: W 1)1.Pe7+Txe72.Txd7Txe23.Td8+Lf84.Lh6 2)1....Lf52.Txh7Lxe4+3.Lf3Lxh7 3)1.Dc4Tg6(1....a62.Pb6+cxb63.Dxe6;1....De82.b5)2.b5Pdb83.bxc6(Zvjaginsev-Piket, Tilburg 1998) 4)1....Tb22.Dxb2Tg8+ 5)1.Td8Txd8(1....Db52.Da8Txd83.Txd8+Kh74.Th8#;1....Kf82.Da8)2.Txd8+Kh73.Dxh5+Th6

4.Th8+Kxh85.Dxh6+Kg86.Dxg7#(Bohatirchuk-Alatortsev, Moscow 1931) 6)1.Da5Te82.Dg5 7)1.g4Dxe52.Pd3Dd63.Lf4 8)1....h4+2.Kxh4Tb83.Txb8Dxh3+(3....Dg4+)4.Kxh3stalemate 9)1.Tf6+Kh72.Th6+Kg83.Tg6+Kf84.Tf6+Ke75.Pf5+Kxf66.Pxg310)1.Dc1+Txc12.Ld2+Txd23.Df4+Pxf44.g5#11) 1.Pxf6+Lxf6(1....Dxf62.Dh7+Kf83.Dh8#)2.Dh7+Kf83.Tfe112)1.Da4d62.b4

106. Test – Mix: X 1)1.Txh7+Kxh72.Dh3+Kg63.Dh6+Kf54.Dh7+Tg65.Dh3# (Torre-Yates, Baden-Baden 1925) 2)1.Dxd6cxd62.Pg6+hxg63.Tc8+andmate. 3)Picture 4)1.Txf5exf52.d7+Kxd73.Lxf5+Kd64.Lf4+ 5)1....Db52.Td2(2.Pxb5Pb3#)2....Pxc3 6)1.Dh8+Ke72.Dxg7Lxg73.Txf7+Ke84.Txc7+Kf85.Txb7 7)1....Lc32.Tb1Lxe5 8)1.e5Lxd12.Dxe8+Txe83.exf6 9)1....Ph3+2.gxh3Lxf2+3.Kg2Dc6+10)1.Kd1!Pf4(1....Pd42.Txd4+cxd43.Pc4+)2.e5+!Kxe53.Te4+Kf54.g4+Kg55.h4+!Kxh4

6.Txf4(Bareev-Onishuk, Moscow 2002)11) 1....Txd3+2.cxd3Kg63.d4Kg512)1....Ph72.Lf4g53.Lg3g4

107. Test – Mix: Y 1)1.Td8+Kh72.Dxh6+gxh63.Pf6+Kg74.Tg8# 2)1....g5+2.Kf5(2.Ke3Pxe53.g3g44.gxh4gxh3)2....Pxe53.Kxe5Ke7(Boskovic-Benkovic, Kraguje 2000) 3)1.Txe6+fxe6(1....Kf82.Te5Dc8(2....Df23.Le7+Kg84.Lh4)3.Te7)2.Dg6+Kf83.Le7+Kg84.Lf6

(Volokitin-Kaparadze, Batumi 2003) 4)1.Pe6+fxe62.Df8+Kc73.Dxe7+ 5)1....Dxh2+2.Kxh2Th4+3.Kg1Pg3

 6)1.hxg6+Dxg62.Tf5Tf83.Th5+ 7)1.h4Dh62.Pg4Dh53.Pxf6+ 8)1.g4+hxg42.Td5+exd53.Dc8+Dxc8stalemate 9)1.Dxe4Txe42.T1c6(Van Wijgerden-Donner, Leeuwarden NED ch 1976)10)1....Pxc22.Dxc2Txd33.Txd3Pb411) 1.Dh8+Ke72.Pf5+!(2.Dxd8+Kxd83.Pxf7+Ke74.hxg6Kf6)2....gxf53.Dxd8+Kxd84.h6

(From-Hoi, Veilby 1976)12)1.Pa4b52.a3Dxa43.b3

108. Test – Mix: Z 1)1.Dxh7+Kxh72.Th1+Kg83.Th8+Kf74.Pg5# 2)1.Tg3Dc5(1....Tag82.Dxh7+Txh73.Txg8#)2.Pxh7Txg33.Pg5+Kg74.Dh7+Kf65.Dxf7+Kxg56.

Dg6+Kf47.Dxg3# 3)1.Pxc5bxc52.Txb7Dxb73.Lxc6+ 4)1.Lxe5fxe52.Dd5+Dxd53.Pxe7+ 5)1....Pc4+(1...Txd4?2.Kxd4Pb3+3.Kc3(3.Kxd5?a1=D4.Txa1Pxa15.h4Kg6)3...a1=D+4.Txa1Pxa1

5.Kb2Kg66.h4(Partos-Planinc, Porec 1974) 2.Kxd5Pb6+3.Ke5(3.Kc6Pa4)3....Pd7+2.Kxd5Pb6+3.Ke5(3.Kc6Pa4)3....Pd7+½-½

 6)1.Tfd1(1.Tad1e4;1.c3?e42.Dd1Dxc4)1....e42.Df1Dh53.Txd4 7)1....Tc3(1....Tc62.Lxc6)2.Txd2(2.bxc3Lxe3+3.Kg2Dxb6)2....Txb33.Txb3Pe6 8)1.Th7Tg52.Txg7+Txg73.De8+Kh74.Th1+Th55.Txh5+ 9)1.Pxe6fxe62.Dxf8+Txf83.Txf8+Kxf84.c710)1....d1D2.Dxd1Dxh3+3.gxh3Th2+4.Kxh2stalemate11) 1.Txc6Txc62.Lxf7+Dxf73.Txd8+Kg74.Td712)1....Txf72.Tg1(2.Tb1Tcf8)2....Tc53.Dg4Dd4

109. Endgame – Mix: A 1) 1. Pg3+ Kg12. Kh3Pe33. Tg2+ Pxg2stalemate (Pogosjants 1977) 2) 1. Pe6(Amelung 1895) 3) 1. Da8Txa8( 1. ... Tc42. Dd8+ Kh53. Pf4#) 2. Pf3+ Kh53. Pf4# (Sansom 1963) 4) 1. Pe7! Pxh72. Dg8+ Dxg83. Pg6# (Pogosjants 1979) 5) 1. Pb2+ Kb52. a4+ Kc53. Pd3+ (Puljan 1914) 6) 1. Pc6+ ( 1. Dxf5+? Dxf52. Pxf5Ka43. Ka2b5) 1. ... Dxc6( 1. ... Ka42. Df4+ Kb53. Pa7+ Kc54. Dc7+)

2. Dd2+ Kb53. Db4# (Prokes 1936) 7) 1. h6gxh6( 1. ... Df2+ 2. Tac5Db2+ 3. Tb5Df2+ 4. Kc6+) 2. Ta8+! Dxa83. Th7(Cohn 1929) 8) 1. Lg4! Kxg42. Pc4d1D 3. Pe3+ Pxe3stalemate (Jespersen 1896) 9) 1. Ld5e4! 2. Kf7h1D ( 2. ... Kg43. Lxe4Kxh44. Lh1) 3. Le6+ Ke54. Lg3# (Rinck 1918)10) 1. Th8+ Td82. Dg3+ Ka83. Dg2Tb8+ 4. Txb8+ Kxb85. Dh2+ Ka86. Dh8+ (Rinck 1926)11) 1. Ta1Txb32. Kc4Tb73. Lc7# (Pogosjants 1979)12) 1. c7Kxc72. axb6+ Kxb83. b7(Kliatskin 1924)

110. Endgame – Mix: B 1) 1. Te6+ Kxe6( 1. ... Kf42. Te4+ Kxe4( 2. ... Kf33. Pd4+) 3. Pd6+ ; 1. ... Kd52. c4+ Dxc4( 2. ... Kxc43. Pd6+)

3. Pe3+) 2. Pd4+ (Prokes 1947) 2) 1. Th3+ ( 1. gxf7Dxd72. f8D Ke3+) 1. ... Kd42. Kd2(Platov 1904) 3) 1. Te5f1D 2. Pc2+ Lxc23. Te1+ Dxe1stalemate (Milolap 1987) 4) 1. e3+ Ke4( 1. ... Kxg42. Pe5+ Kh43. Pf3+ Kg44. Tg5#) 2. Tc8Dxc83. Pd6+ (Paoli 1948) 5) 1. e3+ Kxe32. Le5d43. Kg3a1D 4. Lf4# (Pogosjants 1978) 6) 1. Te6+ Kd82. Ta5! Df3+ 3. Td5+ (Prokes 1947) 7) 1. Lh6Df2( 1. ... Kb42. Pd3+ ; 1. ... Dxe4+ 2. Pxe4) 2. Ld2+ Dxd23. Pb3+ (Tobben 1931) 8) 1. Ld7Pd62. Kd3Pb7( 2. ... Pe43. Lc6+ ; 2. ... Pf73. Le6+ ; 2. ... Pc43. Le6+) 3. Lc6+ (Rinck 1926) 9) 1. Te8Df7+ 2. Pe6Dxe83. Pg7+10) 1. Kf2+ Kh22. Th1+ Dxh1( 2. ... Kxh13. Db1+ Kh24. Dh7#) 3. Dxg8(Stubbs 1926)11) 1. c6( 1. Kc7Tc32. c6Lb53. b7Txc6+) 1. ... Txb6+ ( 1. ... Kxe62. Kc7! ( 2. b7? Lxb7! 3. cxb7Kd74. e6+ (4. Ka8

Kc7) 4. ... Kc65. e7Txb7+) ; 1. ... Tc32. c7Kxe63. b7Lxb74. Kxb7Ke75. e6) 2. Kc7Tb1stalemate (Cohn 1940)12) 1. Pc3+ Ka52. Tg5+! Dxg53. Pc6# (Puig y Puig 1922)

111. Endgame – Mix: C 1) 1. c7+ Kxc7( 1. ... Dxc72. La5Dxa53. Pc6+) 2. Lf4Dxf43. Pd5+ (Bone 1836) 2) 1. Tc8( 1. Ta3? Lh12. Ta1Lf33. Tf1g4) 1. ... Lh12. Th8(Barendregt 1963) 3) 1. Kc4! ( 1. Kc5Ka42. Dd1+ Ka3) 1. ... Ta7( 1. ... Ka42. Dd1+) 2. Kc5Ta6( 2. ... Tb73. Da8+) 3. Dd2+ (Efron

1957) 4) 1. Ta3( 1. Tc8? Lf3) 1. ... Lh12. Ta1(Barendregt, VanReek 1963) 5) 1. Lh1Lxb6+ 2. Kg2Lxa7stalemate (Gallischek 1958)

6) 1. Tc3b22. Lc1b1D 3. Ta3# (Reti 1929) 7) 1. Tg7Db82. Tcc7h23. Ta7+ (Prokes 1959) 8) 1. Tf5+ Dxf52. b4+ Kd5( 2. ... Kc63. Pe7+ ; 2. ... Kc43. Pd6+ ; 2. ... Kb53. Pd6+) 3. Pe7+ (Langstaff 1920) 9) 1. c7Tc1( 1. ... Lxb52. c8D Lxa63. Dh3+ Kg14. Dg3+ Kf15. Df4+ Kg26. Dg5+ Kh37. Dh6+ Kg28. Dxg6+

Kh19. Dh6+ Kg210. Dg7+) 2. a7Le43. Tb1(Prokes 1937)10) 1. Dc1+ Db12. Ld1Dxc1stalemate ( 2. ... exd1D+ 3. Kxd1Dxc1+ 4. Kxc1stalemate) (Apschenek 1913)11) 1. Dc4! ( 1. Dg4? Tb6+ 2. Kc5Tc6+ 3. Kxc6Dxa8+) 1. ... Tb6+ 2. Kc3Dxa83. Dg8+ (D’Hondt 1932)12) 1. Pf4+ Lxf42. Kf3e1D 3. Th6+ Lxh6stalemate (Prokes 1943)

112. Endgame – Mix: D 1) 1. f8D ( 1. Lb5? Tb2+ 2. Kc1Tc2+ 3. Kb1! (3. Kd1Tf2) 1. ... Txf82. Lf7(Yates 1921) 2) 1. Te5+ Kg42. Te4+ Kh53. Th4+ Kxh44. Pf5+ 3) 1. Kb5! Kc12. Pb3+! ( 2. Ka4? Kb1! 3. Pb3Kb24. Kb4b5) 2. ... Kb23. Ka4! b5+ 4. Kb4(Hasek 1929) 4) 1. Pd7Txd72. Th6+ Kg53. Tg6+ Kxg64. f8P+ (Gorgiev 1930) 5) 1. Tb5Pc7+ ( 1. ... Lxb5stalemate ; 1. ... Lb42. Kc4+! ( 2. Kc6+? Pc5! ( 2. ... Kg4? 3. Kb6; 2. ... Lc5? 3. Kd5!) 3.

Kb6Lxb54. Kxb5Pd35. Kc4Ke4) 2. ... Lxb5+ 3. Kxb5) 2. Kxc5Lxb5( 2. ... Pxb53. Kb4) 3. Kb6(Prokes 1941) 6) 1. De2Kxa42. Db2Ka53. Da1+ Kb54. c4+ (Kubbel 1928) 7) 1. Pd7+ Ka82. Kc7Pc6( 2. ... Pb5+ 3. Pxb5Pe74. Pb6#) 3. Pxc8Pa54. Pdb6# (Prokop 1929) 8) 1. Ke2+ Kg2( 1. ... Pb62. Lxb6+ Txb63. a7Tb2+ (3. ... Te6+ 4. Kd2Ta65. a8D Txa86. Txa8h1D 7. Ta1+)

4. Ke3Ta25. a8D Txa86. Txa8h1D 7. Ta1+) 2. Txh2+ Kxh2(Lazard 1946) 9) 1. Te4Dxe4( 1. ... Dg32. Tg4+ Dxg43. Pf6+ ; 1. ... Dd82. Te8+ Dxe83. Pf6+) (Völlmer 1932)10) 1. g7Db3( 1. ... Da82. Dh2+ Kg63. Dg2+ Dxg24. g8D+) 2. Dh2+ Kg63. Dg3+ Dxg34. g8D+ (Somov Nasimovich 1933)11) 1. Kc6Tb82. Kb5! Kb73. Th7+ Kxc84. Kc6(Wolf 1930)12) 1. Lxe6Kxe62. Te5+ Kf63. Te3f1D 4. Tf3+ Dxf3stalemate (M. + V. Platov 1912)