Starting Out: Pawn Endgames

194 Pages·2004·4.94 MB·english

by  Glenn Flear

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Contents
4
Biblioyg raph
I 5
ntruocdt ion
1 7
PawnE ndinagrsSe p ecial!
2 20
TheL asPta wn
3 31
Plyai na L imiAtreeda
4 TheP oweorft hPea ssePda wn 49
5 64
PassePda wnGsa lore
6 79
Races!
7 94
ManoeuvMroinnagr chs
8 110
PawnP ower
9 128
FurtPhoesri tiTohneamle s
10 151
WhenP awnBse comQeu eens
11 163
ExchangiinntPgoa wnE ndings
174
AdditiEoxnearlc ises
177
SoluttiooE nxse rcises
Bibliography
Books
PocGkueittd oCeh eEsnsd games,
A D.Hoope(rB el1l9 70)
BasCihceE snsd ings,
R.Fin(eT art1an9 7r4e print)
BatsCfhoerEsdns d ings,
J.SpeelmJa.nT,i sdaanldlR .Wade( Batsfo1r9d9 3)
EncyclooCfph aeeEsdnsid ai ngs
(SahovsIknif ormat1o9r8 2)
FundamCehnetEsansld ings,
K.Miillaenrd F .Lamprec(hGta mbi2t0 01)
PawEnn dings,
Y.Averbaaknhd I .Maize(lBiast sfo1r9d7 4)
QueaennPd a wEnn dings,
Y.Averba(kBha tsfo1r9d7 5)
ThUen knCoawpna blanca,
D.Hoopearn dD .Brandre(tBha tsfo1r9d7 5)
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Introduction
Theb ookt hat youi n hayhvoaeun rd iss p rimariitnleyn dfeodtr ho sweh o
arent'htae tx eprieendic nt heen dgaImw eo.u lidn cliundt eh icsa toergtyh soe
whoh avej suts tarotueotdn t heirs sac dhveenet,cu lrupbly aer(sma nyo f
whom arues uelfm iddglaem eex opnenbtutsw hosee ndgamesd ocw oiutlhd
improevne,tma )ndw iesj nuiowrhso h avceo mteor elaitshea tth eirsem ore
tos tutdhya no peinntghe ory.
Inm yo pniinop awn einndgasr e btuhiel dbilnogcu kpsow nh icahle ln dmgeas
arbeu ilatn da raen i delp alcaet os taratr nlieanbogu tthe l attpehra set hoef
gam.e
Howo tfedno w es eteh ien eexirpencpelydae hro lhdi s foowhrno urasg ainst
thmea steurn,t iinal s imipfileednd intgh der aswe emvsi rtucareltlayi n?
Thenm,o roetf etnh anno tt,hw ee kaeprl yaegro eassr tayT.h em asteser r'u­
dititpoisnt hbea lanicneh ifsva ou.r
Ats ompeoi nwte 'vael llo s'td ead dernadwinno'gr' s mi ssaende asyw in'
wheenv eryaornoeu cnlda itmohs av es eeinto ,rk nowtsh tee chnieqt.ucI ef
youa rtei roeftd h ihsa pepnintgo y o,ut herne aodn!
Chesissa tt iemsa c omipclatgeadm. eT heraer sei txy epso fp iecweistv ha ri­
oursu lceosne crnitnhge miorv emeanntdms i dldgeamesc atnh eorrelefe atdo
ar ictha psetroyfv ariatiofnass cainndpa otssiinbgii elSsio.tt owartdhsee n d
ofa t iring swthernum gagslesex cahngelse atdoa s imlpiifeedn dmgeaw,h o
can blamien etxhpeeenc reida ypelfro rre lagxj iusnta l it.t.l.e
Itss' o etaols eyot n eg'usa rsdl, ia pndy ewte w ilsle ien tphagee tsh aftlo low
thaotn em omento fi nattecnatmni eonant hastve erhaolu rosfe ffrotc abne
throawwna y.
Endagme,sa ndi np articuplawanre ndgisni,n vollivtmeei mda teiraBlu.ta s
thbeo rad cleairmsop rtthaeon fce eac hr emianing pceihceiesn rsce ases as
doesa na dvantianmg aet eira.Tl hisse emusn derstbal,nbe dutai ta lsaopp lies
to oerrasrn dl akco fu ndernsdtigan.E vesne riboluusn dcearsnso emitmebse
clawbeacdk i nt heea rplaryt o fa g ameb,u tt owartdhsee n das emeingilny­
siginacinfstl icpa n fbaaetl .
WARNING:M istakeisnm iddlegammeasy b em iserabbluet,e rrors
ine ndgameasr ee ssentliyta hleE nd!
Theraer mea ny' golrdueelnsc' o nrcnienegn dgapmaley a,n da egatrn umebr
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examptlheasrt e inforpcrien ctliheape n dw e'clolm aecr ostshs eet hroughout
thbeo okT.h iwsa yt hleae rnipnrgo ciesws osr thwahnidlh eo puelfleynj yo­
able.
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three aedrm)y a pprieactioofpn ur ep awne ndignsa,n a retah aItw oulhdav e
lkiedt oh avdeea lwti tmho rceo mephrensiivnme yle ya rlbiooekr.s
As tae enearIg w asaf aonf A verabkhs'resi eosfe ndgabmoeo kasn di np ar­
ticuIlr aerm ebmerr eadiPnga wEnn dignst hahtec o-wrotwei tMha iziesIl.
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seicnotsa rseo c omipclattehdaI to cacsionbaeclalmyce o funsedI.h avet hus
amiedt o kmeyeb poo kr esanoably gshttrfaaoirrdw.
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endindgosne 'xti isnit s loatni,Io 'vael sdosi ucsstehdre es ulotfq ueening
pawnsw,h esno mtemiest hset rugcgolnet eisn( uChap1t)0ea rn da lstoh e
momenotf e xchanignitnpogaw ne ndin(gCsh aepr1t )1.
Exeirsceisne achs cetisohno due lnbalteh ree adteotr e shtiu sn dsetrainndg,
andC hapt1e2hr a esi gfhurtt heexre irscefsotr ho sweh o arreael lkyee nF!i ­
nallCyh,a pt1e3hr a sal tlh aen swres.W elaltl eatshtso ec onecrnitnhgee x ­
ericses!
Bettekrn oewldgoefp awn einndgssh ouldt oli emapdr ovemienn tciso­ nf
denec,g eneurnaedlr stanadnidrn egsl ut.Hs owveeIra lshoop et haattf er
reaidnagf ewp ageyso ul'elrlant hastt udyeinndgg amceasbn e g reaftun .
GlenFnla er,
Fracne,
Septebmer2 004
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ChaptOenre
PawnE ndgameasr eS pecial!
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Introduction
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Zugzwang
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KinTgh emes
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OtheTrh emes
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Itnorduction
Witnho o thpeire coens tbhoera de xcefpotkr i nagns dp awn,s tahiem osft he
plyaerasr lee sesv idtehnatin na m iddglameeK.i ngnsa turpallyalayb igger
rolea,n dt htei mionfpg aw nm oveisso fp articuilmoaprrt caenD.ir etcm ates
arrea re tbruytit noog b taaiq nu eeinso t fetnh per iamrayi mo ncaes idhea s
obtaianc eldre a advtaaneg.
Herient hicsh aprt ewe mwaikleal n o vervoifte hows ied iosyntchrmeaetsi c
thaotc ciunrp awne nidngasn d tgoek tn otwh sepe clit aermtsh at chaovmee
tob ea ssociawtiettdhh ipsh asoeft hgea me.
It hinaksy oup latyh rohut ghfelo loweixnagm pyloeuts o woi lulnd erstand
whyp awne nidngasr sepe cli!a
Exam1pT:lh ei nakbiontughtr e u les
Diaagmr1 ( 8) Digaarm2 ( 8)
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nerisst he rule kwnihgeasr reebanyl'l wote dt om oevt os queastr haatra ed ­
jaecnttot hierc outnepratrs.
Letp'alsy t hroutghhfe lo loweixnagm ptlose e heo wt hiasn do threulr efsun ­
dametnalalfycf tep lyai np awne ndgeasm.
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