Improve your endgame play.

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by  Flear, Glenn

improvyeo ur
endgame play
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Contents
II 1.I mportEanndtg amTeh mees 5
• 2.E ndgamweisht j usPti eces 16
• 3.P awnE ndgames 29
• 4.K nihgtE ndgames 50
• 5.Bi shopso ft eh SameC olour 62
• 6B.ih sopso fO pposiCtoel our 76
• 7B.ihs op verKsnuishgt 86
• 8.R ookE ndgames 100
• 9Q.u eeEnn gdames 117
• 10P.i ecveesr sPuasw ns 129
• 11P.ra citclaA dvice 144
• 12S.o lutitooEn xse recsi s 151
ChapteOrn e
ImportEanndtg amTeh emes
• Howd oW ei mproOvuerE ndgamPeal y?
II EntertihneEg n dgame
II TheR ole thoeKf i ng
II Zugzwang
II DrawinTge cnhiques
II WinniTneghc niques
II Try iYto urself
Improve YouPrl aEyn dgame
How doW ei mporveO uErn dgmaeP lya?
All experinecepdl ayresh aveg radulaldye velotpheedi ern d­
gamek nowledogvee tri me.T hihsa sc omea boutthr ough them
playinagn,a lysianngds tudyinga sapletlcso ft heg amei n­
cludienngdg amesI.t 'ssi gnificanwth etnah sakte,hd o wt oi m­
proveo ne'cshe sst,h et opp lyaergse nearllrye pl'ys tyu ednd­
gamse!H'o w shoulwde d ot his? Thist ribteoosog k i vmee thod
tot hem adnesosft hipsro cess!
Therea res peicalisbeodo kcso ntaindionznges i,f n oth undreds,
oft heoreteindcgaalm ep osiotnisI.fw et rya ndl earnt hese,
one-byn-eo,w itha ltlh ee xcetipontso g eneral arnudlr eeaslt ed
p�sitiowness ,o obne combeo reedx,h austaenddc onufsed.
What'sw orsew,e t entdo f orgte.A dispirietxienrgc ise!
TheG randamsetrsof t odadiyd notb ecoemp roficiaetne tnd ­
gamebsy s penidnga ltlh eitri mleea rninbgy h earts eemilnyg
imporbabe lanodbs cureend gamet heofrryo md ustyol d mteos.
No!T hermeu stb ea morep laesanatn dr ealiswtayi ecsp ecillay
ast imie sl imitfeodrt hem ajoritoy fa matuersw,h on aturlayl
wantt oi mprovaen da rew illitnomg a kes omee fofrtb,ut h ave
othert hintgosd oi nl ief asw ell!
Most yopulnagy erosn lsyt udoype ningbsu,t w hy?T heys tudy
ano peningb ecautshee hyo peto h avea chance ptloa yi te;­i
thert hee xacmto vest hatth ye have arleneodr t hes amei deas
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and principilne sa ann alogvoaursi atWihoyn d.o w ec hosae
certaionp neingP?r obabbleyc auistle o okisn treesitnga, f riend
plyasi to rw es aw itp lyaeda nda nalysferdo mt hel astW orld
Champoinshimpa tch.
So,w hyn otd ot hes amew itehn dingIsf?y ouo ra friendh ave
ani netreisntge nding,or s eeo nei na Kasaprogva me,f ore x­
amples,p ensdo met imaen aylsintgh ec ritimcoamle ntLsa.t re,
ath omel,o oukp i n bosoikmsi lpaorst iionosrs implifipeosd­i
tinost hatc oulhda veo ccurrientd h ea nalysIins .m yyo utha ,
frienadn d uIs etdo s ete acho thear feewnd gamet ests-this
wasf una nd diddone 'tith eorf u sa nyh amr,h eb ecamaen I n­
terntaionMaals teirnl atrey ears!
Ine ndingss,o mep ositicornosup p t imaen dt miea gain,
wherea so therasr en ote xacttlhyes amea st heo newse know
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ImoprtanEtn dgaTmhee mes
butr equitrheea pplicatoifoi nd eas maanndo euvsrt ehawte
havec omea croisnso uro wn experciee. ntIh ink mtohstei m­
porttaw nay toi mproivenc hsesi st oc ontintuoee n jiotTy!o
enjoeynd gamesm osto fu sn eetdo s eet hep racticiamlp ortance
ofo ure fforts.
Theraer e caet rainn umber toefc hnisq uaenbda sipco sitions
thante ed tol eabtrea n nd hIa vec overmeadn yo ft hemh eer. I
havea lscoh soen nau mbero fe xamplteois l lustprraitnec iples
andt o shhooww s omeb asikcn owl edget hines a ppliienpd rac­
tic.Te herea res omee xercisteots es ta nd stimumlemaotrey
andt het hinkipnrgo csesset haetn ablues t os olvper catical
probmlse.H owev,em rost oafl Ilh opet hayto ue njorye ading
ands tudyitnhgeb ooakn dt hiwsi lull timatiemlpoyrv ey our
endgame pla.y
EntreintghE end gmae
Thee ndgamege nerlaylr efersp otsoi tiwointslh es s epcise,
bu.t ..
WARNIGN:L esspi eceso ra sipmlifpioesdi tidoone nst'
necessarimleya na simplpeos tiio!nD ont'b el uerdi tnot he
traopf p lyaintgo oq uciklyo rs uperfciilayl.
Belowt,h eraer ea fewe xameplst og eto urt eeth ibnuttfio r,s t
ofa llt heraer e sogmeneer aplo inttosk eeipn m inda st he
storuyn ofld.s
Int hem iddelgamet,en sioann di ntaecrtiboent weetnh ef orces
canb ev ertyen se.A ftera n umbero fe xcahnegsfeladignt ot he
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endinogt hrec onisderaticoonmset ot hef oreI.ts i mportatt no
takset ocakn da djuysotu rsteolt fh e nepwe,hr apsr adically
difefrentp osition.
TIPE:v eni fy ourn extm oveo rp lasne emse ver osbov ious,
makea poitno fi nvteisnag l itttileme tcoo odlo wna ndv iwe
thep resebnota rpdo sitiaofner shO.r ,p utm ores imply' siotn
yourh ands!'
Theraer es ti6l4ls quarbeustl espsie ceosn e achs idec otvoe r
thems,o e achp iecnee esdt ob ef ounda rolien cludainndge, s ­
pecialtlhyek, i n.g Thriesp renstesa chnageo fs tragtye from
theo penianngd m iddlegawmhee re oonfte h ef oermosati msi s
tok eepth em onarcahs f ara waya sp ossifbrloemt heb attle-
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ImprovYeo uErn dgaPmlea y
feild.
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leasetf feicvtep icee,h ow doest hicso mpare wtihteoh b vious
movet hat yhoaunrdw anttso p laiyn tsantly?
Checkamteb yd iremceta niss r areltyh es ensiblpela nw itfhe w
pieceosn t heb oarsdo,w hat itsh ea ppropiratpela n?C ommon
planisn clucdree atianngdp ushinpgas sepda wnst owardtsh e
queneinsgq uaer;i nvadiynogu ro pponent'tse rrittoocr ayu se
havoacm ongshti sp awns;r estrictthiemn ogb iliotfyy o uorp ­
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ponnet'psi ecaensd pawns;fi ghtifnogrc ontroofcl r ucial
squareosrs impyl exchgainnfgu rthpeierc se.
Timef ors omee xampsl.Le ets's tarbtyt hinkgi anbouyto ur
m�sti mportapnitec e.
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kingb yp layi3n4g. g 5f ollowebdy3 5.. K. g7.I ti sn otcieable
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play.3 4. R.e.4 R3e5lR e73 6 Ref84 3 7N a7g 53 8N c6R ee8
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isa ne xcellpeinetc feo ri nvaditnhge e nemyc amp,w inning
pawnsa nds upportinag p assepda wn.
Zugzwang
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The gaimsew onu sin'gz ugzwang'!
Inc hsesi ti sn otp ossitbols eay toy ouro pponnet' I'rda thren ot
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moveg,o a heaadn d pleahsaev ea nothetrur n!y'o uh aveto
haveyo urt urinf pilte asyeosuo rn o.t
In tphioss itiBolna,ct ko p lamyu str eelaset hed efenocfet hec­
pawn and lsosoe st hep awna ndi,n fae wm ovest,h eg ame.
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TIPL:o oko ut fpoort entziuagzlw angs,p artilcaulryw hen
piecehsa vea restrisctceoedp f ora ctioFno.r i ntsanc,we hen
theayr ed eefndign squares paanwdns .
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Zugzwangi na ction
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passinmgo vea, u seuflw eapoinn e nidnsg.5 4. K.h.7 !All
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must moves ometihnga ndi nf achte l oess matebryif aorlc .e5 5
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poinitst hat R5g6lQ h3i sm ate5.6 Q xdlT hep oistioinsa
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win fBolrak c,b ut Whcitaens titlrlyt om akea figohtfi t.
TIPI:fy o uro ppnoent'psi eces oanrt eh erbi esdte fensei v
squareasn dy ouc ant'f nida wayt horugh,l ook fwoary o af
'passgi'an nd obilgign himt oy ielgdro undo rm atearli.
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