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1 CONTENTS Contents Symbols 5 Introduction 6 Foreword by John Nunn 7 Sources 9 Statistics 10 1 Rook and Pawn vs Rook A Centre, ishop s or Knight s Pawn A Rook s Pawn Longest ins 23 2 Rook and Two Pawns vs Rook Two Connected Passed Pawns Two Isolated Pawns Doubled Pawns Longest ins 46 3 Rook and Pawn vs Rook and Pawn Rook vs Pawn Rook and Pawn vs Rook and Pawn 52 4 Rook and Two Pawns vs Rook and Pawn The History of Creating Seven-Man Endgame Tablebases Statistics No Passed Pawns and Pawns Connected No Passed Pawns and Pawns Isolated The Attacker Has a Connected Passed Pawn The Attacker Has a Nearby Isolated Passed Pawn One Outside Passed Pawn All Passed Pawns, Connected and Close Together All Passed Pawns, Connected and Far Apart Attacker s Pawns Passed, Isolated and Close Together Attacker s Pawns Passed, Isolated and Far Apart 197
2 4 UNDERSTANDING ROOK ENDGAMES 4.12 Doubled Pawns vs Pawn Studies Computer Games Longest ins Errors in Correspondence Games The Fourth Phase of the Game The Single Pawn is Playing for a in Principles of Rook Endings Theoretical Endgames Historic Games Double-Rook Endings 238 Solutions 245 Indexes 284 Players 284 Composers and Analysts 287 Longest ins 287 Unnamed Examples 287
3 154 UNDERSTANDING ROOK ENDGAMES 4.7.3) b- and g-pawns vs g-pawn Here the winning chances increase a lot. e start with cases where the attacking king supports the passed pawn: -+r Z M p+ -+-T-+Pm Mednis Z. Djuki Niš Îa g3 2 b7 Îf8 3 Îb2 Îf2 4 b8ë +ø. 2 Êb5 g3 3 b7 Îf8!? 4 Îc2? Surprisingly, this throws away the win. The right way was found by John Nunn (without tablebase assistance): 4 Îa2!! Îf2 5 Îa4!! Îf8 6 Êc6 Êxg2 (6...Îf6+ 7 Êc5 Îf5+ 8 Êc4 Îf4+ 9 Êb3 Îf1 10 Îa2 Îf2 11 b8ë +ø) 7 Îa8 Îf6+ 8 Êc5 Îf5+ 9 Êc4 Îf4+ 10 Êc3 Îf3+ 11 Êd2 Îf2+ 12 Êe3 Îf3+ 13 Êe4 Îb3 14 b8ë Îxb8 15 Îxb8 Êh2 16 Êf3 g2 17 Îh8+ Êg1 18 Îg8 Êh1 19 Êf2 +ø. 4...Îf2! 5 Îc4 Or: 5 b8ë Îxc2 6 Ëa8 Îxg2 =; 5 Îxf2 gxf2 6 b8ë+ Êxg2 =. 5...Îf8 6 Îc8 Îf2 7 b8ë Îb2+ 8 Êc4 Îxb8 9 Îxb8 Êxg2 10 Êd3 Êf2! 11 Îf8+ 11 Îb2+ Êf3! = Êe1! Ó-Ó The following position from ECE is also a difficult win (see following diagram) Îf Êh7 also wins in 26 moves Îf1 or 53...Îf4 leads to a long win in 35 moves after 54 Îd5 Êf8! 55 Îd7 Îf7! 56 Îd2 Îf5! ø+. 54 Îd5 The main line begins with 54 Êc4 Îd6! 55 Îg1 g6 56 Îg2 Êg7 57 Îg1 Îd7! 58 Îe1 Îc7+ 59 Êb4 Îf7! 60 Îg1 Îf5 61 Îg2 g5 ø k rz- -z P+-+-T- +K A. Sokolov I. Novikov Leningrad (team event) Îe6? This wastes precious time. lack should mobilize his g-pawn with 54...g6! 55 Îg5 (55 Îd7 g5 56 Îc7 g4 57 Îc6 Êg7 ø+) 55...Êf7 56 Îg1 Îf5 57 Êc4 g5 58 Îg2 Êe6 59 Îe2+ Îe5 60 Îg2 (60 Îh2 Îc5+ 61 Êb4 Îf5 62 Îh8 g4 63 Îb8 g3 64 Îxb6+ Êf7 65 Îb7+ Êg6 66 Îb8 Êg7 67 Îb7+ Îf7 ø+) 60...Îc5+ 61 Êb4 Îf5 62 Îe2+ Îe5 63 Îg2 Îe4+ 64 Êc3 g4 65 Îh2 Êf5 66 Îf2+ Îf4 67 Îg2 Îf3+ 68 Êd4 g3 ø+. 55 Êc4! The only move Êf7 56 Îd7+ Îe7 57 Îd6 Îe6 58 Îd7+ Êf6 (D) +-+R+-z- -z-+rm-+ +P Îd1 59 Êd5 also draws due to 59...g5 60 Îh7 Êf5 61 Îh1 Îg6 (61...Îf6 62 Îf1+ Êg6 63 Îg1 =) 62 Îf1+ Êg4 63 Êe5 Êg3 64 Êf5 Îg8, when hite can create counterplay as follows: 65 Êe4!! g4 66 Îf6! Îb8 67 Êd5 Êh2 68 Êc6 g3 69 Êc7 Îg8 70 Êxb6 g2 71 Îf2 = g5 60 Êd5 Êe7 61 Îh1?
4 ROOK AND TO PANS VS ROOK AND PAN 155 This is the wrong way to activate the rook. 61 Îa1! is correct: 61...g4 62 Îa7+ Êf6 63 Îa4 Îe5+ 64 Êc6 g3 65 Êxb6 g2 66 Îa1! = Îg6 62 Êe5 Îg7? lack misses the typical trick 62...g4!! 63 Îh7+ Êe8 64 Êf5 g3!! ø+. 63 Îh6? The activation 63 Îc1! draws: 63...g4 64 Îc7+ Êf8 65 Îc8+ Êf7 66 Êf4 Êe6 67 Îc6+ Êd5 68 Êg3! = g4 64 Îe6+ Êf7?! 64...Êd7! ø+. 65 Îf6+ Êe7 66 Îe6+ 66 Îxb6 Îg5+! (66...g3? 67 Îe6+ Êd7 68 Îd6+ =) 67 Êf4 g3!! ø Êd7 67 Îxb6 67 Îd6+ Êc7 68 Îc6+ Êb7 69 Îc2 g3 70 Îg2 Êc7 ø Îg5+ 68 Êf4 g3 69 Êxg5 g2 70 Êh6 g1ë 71 Îg6 Ëh One typical draw occurs when the defending king can blockade the passed pawn. So the e- file is often of crucial importance: +-m z-+-t-+ +r+-+-z P K Jansa Marsalek Czechoslovak Ch, Jablonec Êf3? Now hite s king is imprisoned. He should play 53 Îe6!? Îd5 (53...Êb7 54 Êf3 Êa6 55 Êe4 Îc5 56 Îf6 Êa5 57 Êd4 Îb5 58 Îf5 =) 54 Êf3 b5 55 Êe4 Îc5 56 Êd3 b4 57 Êd4! (57 Îe4? Îb5 58 Êc4 Îb8! 59 Êb3 Êd6 ø+) 57...Îb5 58 Êc4 Îb8 59 Êb3 =. Now hite has reached a safe drawing set-up with the king blockading the passed pawn and the active rook cutting lack s king off Îe5! 54 Îg6 54 Îf5 Êd6 55 Îf6+ Êc5 56 Îf5 Êd4 57 Îf6 b5 ø b5 55 Îa6 b4 56 Îh6 b3 57 Îh1 b2 58 Îb1 Îb5 59 Êe4 Êd6 60 Êd4 Îb7 61 Êe4 Êe6 62 Êd4 Êd6 63 Êe4 Îb4+ 64 Êf5 Îb5+ 65 Êf6 65 Êe4 Êc5 66 Êd3 Îb4 67 Êc3 Îxg4 68 Îxb2 Îg3+ ø Êd7 66 Êg6 Êe6 67 Êh6 Êd6 68 Êg6 Êc6 69 Êh6 Êb6 70 Êg6 Êa5 71 Êf6 Êa4 72 Îxb2 Îxb2 73 Êxg5 Êb5 74 Êf6 Êc6 The typical 74...Îf2+!? is not necessary here, but in general better technique: 75 Êe6 Îg2 76 Êf5 Êc6 ø+. 75 g5 Êd7 76 g6 0-1 Therefore the attacker should use his rook in a different way: -T p+rm-z- +-+-M P Timoshchenko Ljubojevi USSR-Yugoslavia Under-18, Moscow Îc5? The only way to win is 53...Êf5!! 54 Êf3 Îd3+ 55 Êf2 Îb3 56 Îf8+ Êg4 57 Îd8 Îb2+ 58 Êg1 Êg3 59 Îd3+ Êf4 60 Êh2 b4 61 Êh3 Êe5 62 Îg3 b3 63 Îxg5+ Êd4 64 Îg4+ Êc3 65 Îg3+ Êb4 66 Îg4+ Êa3 67 Îg8 Îe2 68 g4 b2 69 Îa8+ (69 Êh4 Îe4 ø+) 69...Êb3 70 Îb8+ Êc2 71 Êh4 (71 Îc8+ Êd1 72 Îb8 Îe3+ 73 Êh4 Êc2 ø+) 71...Îe3 72 Îxb2+ Êxb2 73 Êg5 Îf3 ø+. 54 Îb6? hite missed his chance here: 54 g4!! Êd5 55 Êd3 Êc6 56 Êe4! Êc7 57 Îe8 b4 58 Êd4 Îb5 59 Êc4 Îb6 60 Êb3 = Êd5 55 Êd3 Êe5 56 Êe3 g4 57 g3 More resilient is 57 Êf2 Êf4! 58 Îf6+ Êg5 59 Îb6 Îc2+ 60 Êg3 Îb2 61 Îc6 Îb3+ 62
5 156 UNDERSTANDING ROOK ENDGAMES Êh2 b4 63 Îc5+ Êf4 64 Îc4+ Êf5 65 Îd4 g3+ 66 Êh3 Êe5 67 Îg4 Êd5 68 Îg5+ Êc4 69 Îg4+ Êb5 ø Îc3+ 58 Êd2 Îxg3 59 Îxb5+ Êf4 60 Êe2 Îf3 61 Îb8 Êg3 0-1 Exercises (solutions: page 272) E4.7.06: hy was 67...Îg3? a mistake? hat else should lack do? +-+-m-z- -ZR+-+P t- +P+-+-+r z- -T-+-+Pm E4.7.07: How should lack defend? 4.7.4) a- and f-pawns vs f-pawn This is similar to the previous section. hite wins with precise play in the following position: 61 Êc5! 61 Êb5? Îxa7 62 Îxa7 Êxf2 63 Êc4 Êe3 64 Îa3+ Êe2 65 Êd4 f2 66 Îa2+ Êf3 = Îc Îxa7 62 Îxa7 Êxf2 63 Êd4 Êg2 64 Êe3 f2 65 Îa2 +ø. 62 Êb6 Îe8 63 Êc6!! Êf1 r Z p+- R+-+-Zk Alatortsev Chekhover USSR Ch, Tbilisi Îh8 64 Êb7 Îh7+ 65 Êb6 Îh8 66 Îc2 Êf1 67 Êb7 Îh7+ 68 Êb8 Îh8+ 69 Îc8 Îxc8+ 70 Êxc8 Êxf2 71 a8ë +ø. 64 Êb7 Îe7+ 65 Êb6 Îe Îe6+ 66 Êc5 Îe8 67 a8ë Îxa8 68 Îxa8 Êxf2 69 Êd4 +ø. 66 Îc2! Êg2 Even now hite has to be careful: 67 Êb7? 67 Êc7! Îe2 68 Îxe2 fxe2 69 a8ë+ wins for hite Îe7+? 67...Îe2!! surprisingly draws: 68 a8ë Îxc2 = or 68 Îxe2 fxe2 69 a8ë e1ë =. 68 Êb8! Îe8+ 69 Îc8 +ø and hite went on to win. If the defender is more active, the drawing chances increase: r Z +-z P+-+-T +-m-m oguszlavszkij agi Zalakaros Êb4?
6 ROOK AND TO PANS VS ROOK AND PAN 157 This opens a road for hite s king Êb3 blocks the way and defends; e.g., 76 Êd3 Îd7+ 77 Êe2 Îh7 78 Êe3 Êc3 =. 76 Êd3! Êb Îd7+?! 77 Êc2 Îh7 78 Êb2 Êa4 79 Êc3 +ø. 77 Êd2? The winning line is 77 Îh2 Êb4 78 Îh1!, putting lack in zugzwang Êb3 (78...Îd7+ 79 Êe4 Îh7 80 Êd5 Îd7+ 81 Êc6 Îh7 82 Îh4 +ø) 79 Îb1+ Êa4 80 Êc3! (80 Îb6? Êa5 81 Îc6 Êb4 =) 80...Êa5 81 Îh1 Êb6 82 Îh5 Êc6 83 Êd3 +ø Îd7+ 78 Êe3 Îh7 79 Êd3 Îd7+ 80 Êe3 Îh7 81 Êe4 Êxc4 82 Êf5+ Êb3 83 Êg6 Îh8 84 Êg7 Îc8 85 Îh3+ Êb2 Ó-Ó In this configuration, the pawn can often advance to a7 with the rook in front: R+-+-M-+ Z-+-+-+k -+-+-z P+- t Zurakhov Vaisman USSR 1966 hite can win, but it is not easy: 1 Îe8? The beautiful win 1 Êf7! Îa6 2 Êe7 Êg7 3 Êd8! Îa1 (3...Êh6 4 Êc7 Êg7 5 Êb7 Îa1 6 Îb8 +ø) 4 Îc8 Îxa7 5 Îc7+ Îxc7 6 Êxc7 Êh6 7 Êd6 Êh5 8 Êe7 Êg5 9 Êe6 +ø was found by Dolmatov. 1...Îxa7 2 Îe7+ Êh8!! 3 Êf7 3 Îxa7?! stalemate. 3...Îa6 4 Êg6 Îa8 5 Êxf6 Êg8? 5...Îa6+! 6 Îe6 Îa1 7 Êf7 Îa7+ 8 Îe7 Îa1 9 f6 Êh7 10 Êf8+ Êg6 11 f7 Êf6 =. 6 Êg6 +ø In the following case it is mostly about hite s option of playing a7: R P+-+-+k p+r PM Hochstrasser Papa Swiss Team Ch Êf6? lack must prevent hite from playing f f4+ 59 Êg4 Êf6 (59...Êg7? 60 Êf5 Êh7 61 Êg5 Êg7 62 Îa7+ Êg8 63 Êg6 Êf8 64 Îa8+ Êe7 65 a7 Êd7 66 Îf8 +ø) 60 Êh5 Îa5+ 61 Êh6 Îa1 62 Êh5 Îa5+ 63 Êg4 Îa4 64 a7 Êg7 65 Êf5 Êh7 =. 59 f4! The following winning line with zugzwang is very typical Êg6 60 a7 Êg7 61 Êf3 Îa3+ 62 Êe2 Êh7 63 Êd2 Êg7 64 Êc2 Êh7 65 Êb2 Îa6 66 Êb3 Êg7 67 Êc4 Îa5 68 Êb4 Îa1 69 Êc5 Îc1+ 70 Êd6 Îa1 71 Êe5 Îa5+ 72 Êe6 lack is in zugzwang Êh7 73 Êf6 Îa1 74 Êxf5 Êg7 75 Êg5 Îg1+ 76 Êh4 Îa1 77 f5 Îh1+ 78 Êg3 Îg1+ 79 Êh2 Îa1 80 f Exercises (solutions: page 272) -+R+-m-+ Z-+-+p Z M-+ t E4.7.08: hich square should the black king retreat to?
7 158 UNDERSTANDING ROOK ENDGAMES E4.7.09: hite to play and win. E4.7.10: In the game hite missed the right defence. Can you do better? 4.7.5) a- and f-pawns vs g-pawn This can be very deep. If the attacking rook is well placed it is usually won when the bishop s pawn is on its third rank: -+-t K+P +-z mp+-t-+ R kz Z p+-+-+k+ t T zk+ +-+-m P p+-+-t Callergard Schipkov Miskolc 1989 hite cannot stop lack s king: 78 Îa5+ 78 Îa4 Êd5! 79 Êf7 Êc5 80 Êg6 Êb5 81 Îa8 Êb4 82 Îa6 Êb3 83 Îb6+ Êc2 84 Îa6 Êb1 85 Îb6+ Êa1! 86 Êh5 (86 Îb4 Îb2 87 Îf4 Îb6 ø+) 86...f5 87 g5 Îh2+ 88 Êg6 f4 ø Êf4 79 Êxf6?! After 79 Îa4+!? Êg3 80 Êh6!? the win is still complicated, the only winning move being 80...Êf3!! (80...Îf1? 81 Îxa2 Êxg4 82 Îa4+!! Îf4 83 Îa1 f5 84 Êg6 Îf3 85 Îg1+ Êf4 86 Êf6 =) 81 Êg6 Êe3 ø+. Furthermore after 79 Îa4+ Êg3 80 Êg7, 80...a1Ë?? is premature due to 81 Îxa1 Êxg4 82 Êg6 f5 83 Îg1+ Êh3 84 Êg5 f4 85 Êf5 f3 86 Êf4 Îg2 87 Îh1+ =. lack should play 80...Îf1! 81 Îxa2 Êxg4 82 Îa4+ Êg5! ø Êxg4+ 80 Êe6 Îd2 0-1 ith the bishop s pawn on its second rank, some deep ideas are involved as the counterplay is quicker: +-+-+p+k -m Z- T-+-+-+p+-+-t Fta nik Avrukh undesliga 2007/ Îg2 0-1?? hite resigned, but the position is drawn: 53 Îa8 Êb5 54 Îa3 Êb4 55 Îa7! 55 Îa8? Êb3! ø Êb3 56 Îb7+ Êc2 57 Îc7+ Êb1 58 Îb7+ Êa Îb2 59 Îxf7 a1ë 60 Îf1+ =. 59 Êh6! Îf2 60 Êg7 Îf1 61 Êh6!! The king clears the road in the right way. Not 61 Êh7? f5!! 62 g6 Îh1+ 63 Êg8 Îb1 64 Îf7 Êb2 ø f5 62 g6! Îb Îh1+ 63 Êg5 =.
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