Comprehensive Chess Endings 2 - Bishop vs Knight, Rook vs Minor Pieces

256 Pages·2007·32.54 MB·English

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Bishop Against Knight Endings,
Rook Against Minor Piece Endings

Y. Averbakh

Pergamon Press
Comprehensive, Chess Endings

General Bitar: YURS AVERBSKH

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‘Rook Against Minor Piece Fadings
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Comprehensive
Chess Endings

Volume 2

Bishop Against Knight Endings
Rook Against Minor Piece Endings

by YURE AVERRAKM
Translated by
KENAETH P, NEAT

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Contents

Pertnse
Paar I Rimoe Acne Kracinr Estnica

2, RISHOH AGAINSK KNIGHK ENDINGS

411 Bebop and pow agit kishn
1.2 Kit aul pawn opr bishop
3 Pibhog al pss goes! sight
1.21 Tar eomnested panne
152 Teo telat pase
37 Doubled pusas
134 Pheer or mare pawns
1.4 Kighs anl pawn ancl thoy
LAI Teo cooncetd anos
142 Twn coated pase
143 Docbled poome
Bat Tame pave
Fiske antl paw paint ets ard pase
131 The pau ae ne pase
152.Tae pawos tz pased
4.9 shop end pans against irish and pave
1181 Tore cormected pawns, both pied
162 Tap coneered anes one pase
{63 Tan oat ana, both aa
$61 Two isooied ns, ane passed
165 Three payne
1.7 Kaj uod puoms agsnet baGop acd pwn
LAU Two connected nies, bol paseo
£2 Taw enanccunl Sans, une passed
FB Foe corocted pane, ther passed
134 ea isolared pawns, to passed
1135 two isaluted pawns. one pase
136 tame pws
1.8 King wil fav's! pons Go

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1LAl Reatizaion af an exta paca with bisbop aglest sight
1-22 Realzeian of an extra yawn with night gauinot bishop

1 Brings wits ever puss (postions! absaaye!

YL Revation ofa postions! wlbannane wily hithey agains right

1914 Passat pas
a convents

1.912 Weaknesses ia Ui opponents powa Formation
L913 Superior king position foam open stosion
12 R
1821 Passed pon

11922 Opponcocs paves on the sans erihured squaves as dhe bishop

11925 Supeior ng pasion

PARTIE Room AGABST Maco Brace Fronos
2, ROOR AGATNST BISHOP ENDINGS,
24 Rook agains bishop (shout pam)
22 Rook again: bishop and paw:
23 Rook nad prvo aginst bisbop
2.81 Pan ci ane of the esate Hles
2.32 Paten oa bishop's fe
253 Pawo ona bnights Ae
2.34 Pav om w r00Ks Ble
24 Rook apsns shop and paves
at Tao evimscted fae
242 Tu icated pane
243 Doubled pare
2.48 Three pisas
2 Rous ane panes agus hep sl per
281 Ths paws are passed
1252 The pawns are no: passed
26 Rook and pia apis bishop nad pavns
27 Reap with eeveral paws (Sie amber of pos)
12a Fings with seveel pave (irent menor? uF paws)

8. ROOK AGAINST ENIGITT EMRINGS
41 Teh agaios Suihe (thet pans)
32 Reok agains: kaight und paw.
413 Rook und pur upuist Knight
34 Rook ayeins knight and te puss
41 Conasctel pata
3.42 Tata pes
1348 Dowaled paves
35 Rook and pain aginst knight und pow
331 the panacare mut paced
Bsa 1ke pawns sre mee
16 Ronk and pain against igh and pwns
‘361 Tho pesm is posted
5360 be pn Hs non passed
8.7 Fading wl eval pon (Sanne nue of par
38 Rading wth covsal pasns (Aievent-wrabers af paws)
dex of players and analyst

tion ofa positional adwantage with Laight against bishop
Preface

“The present houk isthe second volume af major sty ofthe endgana, cava out hy anal
‘cant of Soviet theorists headed by the author of des Tins

“The study 42 2 whole covets the Folonring types of endings: pavm, Laight, stop, Vishop
“apna ight ok aypint minor pve, rook, queen agsins 0k oy nor piv, aad queen.
Til be evident tit we ve eetrited the antoral to endings in hie, ape Ferm te hie,
ceachaiel has woe wars than eu pices. The idea ofthe tad was to sve Soe payors racial
ecormoendations on te plying of each ofthese types of ending

he present bock consis of vo parts. 'he Sst part examines eadings with bishop against
‘ight snd te econd wtb cock again ener piece,

iskop, knight sual rout are piece of event (ype. For thi reason, ending whith eee a
clan hettean #90 of cheze pisces aes urwlly rich inthe vost asese pois, and are of
Seca iret to fhe ressarcher Wt fs no aecidert that cheescommpescra devote enable
ateontion to the confict between these pices, und the present hook eooluias a number of
dis.

1a workiag on the elma de Gal 14% In woul 8 ii emoual of material 6 We
atl 1 eel propery he Feattes ofthis wc that type of ening Tn ding thi we have eid
‘iy nthe gars ofthe leading asters af the past an ofthe pesont, on analysis by hear
fits, end on tude by chess composer. In casts where the azcrisry Sxumples could wt he
found, 1 bad ta ceate them aunties,

‘Toe compton of mata! proweted in bo Niretiinthe ell neange thw smal)
murer of paw (es a fou endeavored to cat he maxing nace example,
oa to waren thir type of eading ax aly as pssble in selecting sndings with Four ne nore
pave we set oucelves a dbisert sk -se ted to pick ont the mowt pial, to deronstate
fhe basic protedares whic are chunsetecitio of hi Ut bare of force.

However. it nut be ephs'e hat ge aeuet wae ot cnly an the cumpilaion vad chek
ing ef le neers explo (i this Wk, fa exarn, there are mon thane Tyo),
‘Like main put as ths this woe was the Beeinofg ofa lopieal and systenaatic dy of ths
2ndgame. The acthors kod to walyze cetein pes of end which Sitbero bad mot been
taoted by aheory, Lo ise Hyped leer! postions, wal ty sve the meen paustal
rocommerieiors, bv exile of Sela stay, chi [2 now complete. it elapter 12 oF tbe
prevent hyok—kright and pas agains bishop.

‘One ofthe basi probs face by players in the endcumeis detecting a concrete wa of
paling at-advaneage gained rele, whriber ibe male ec positional. Very alten tee
‘say! are type Torte ven ype of sia, Tn he aver halves a Ros, Fe SOOKE WE
anavezrde special Monta desnytrats thee mast spicl and characterisioways of achieving
he pavticalas goal

Anyone wishing zo get to know the endzene should remember thut. by comcast to the
swiddlegame. im a ending whe phying Lvter is irequetly of sconsacy iepartongey exact
Iknowledse beng el primary inporiac.
vu Preftoe

Aad aon Fer words on how louse his, The nator iain ll the ofr sehunes
of Compre Chess Fede, is divided na & Formal asis—dcyending on the abies af
fein the inal prscon, Sane Caniratenare Chess Bangs iz desgaed to serve asa Te
ference work on the endear, sucha division a meter ems 1 ut tir most expedient,

an corrpacion with {he Bel eion, (Meanie of example as hee nreaved, aed mee
say coneaygr sand additions have hoon ited,

Comprohonte Ces Feng iis Ce st instance a reference work, which wa be usu tor
‘he analy of adjourned pasition and in corespordence pay. However ftean ako be sed us
‘text-book onthe endacae tn sen.f Comprlonie Ches aig intended for players of
seer ealegonrand abe, alouat coe chaps ay ale prove sf Yo tha ee skied
eater.

4h concasion we should ke co eraphasize chat the semdy of he endgame isan axteemcy
comple problem. often deaunding purely motherutcal uccursy. nd that it is itil 19
avoid certain matic takes

‘Qa lhalf of the ras of ahr, shu ike ro hak al thes: wanders who diasere
‘isakos in the fie oaina, and thus helped ta mprave dia hook, We hops dat this edition
‘wilbe subjected co an equally egorens seruiny, and wauléascthat any critical esmunents and
eviews be en Lo the passer,

YORI AVERKAGLT

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PART I

Bishop Against Knight Endings