Exercise 34.1

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In the game the play went:

1.33 – 29 26 – 31?

Find out how white won with a combination leading to a king against two pieces!

In the examples we saw, the white king had to do the job alone. Now we will look at methods to win with a king which is accompanied by one or more pieces.

1.30 – 24 15 – 20

2.24 x 15 23 – 29

3.15 – 10 29 – 34

4.10 – 4!

Now piece 42 will help the king.

34 – 39

5.4 – 22 39 – 43

X 32

7.22 – 33 32 – 37

8.44 – 47

Exercise 34.2

Find out how white wins with the help of piece 42.

The attack from behind is a dangerous weapon in the endgame.

1.47 – 41! 28 – 33

2.41 – 36! 33 – 39

3.36 – 18 29 – 33

4.18 – 22

The king and piece 42 work together perfectly to stop the black pieces!

White thought for 20 minutes but didn’t find the winning continuation. He didn’t know the importance of attacking pieces from behind. He was looking only at moves like 18 – 34? or 18 – 31?

1.18 – 12!

White can also play 1.18 – 7. The point is that after 29 – 33 white stops the pieces by 12 – 21 32 – 37 21 – 49 +.

As a matter of fact, white can do without piece 25!

34.1

34.2

34.3

34.4

34.5

34.6

34.7

34.8

The main diagonal

White needs an extra piece to be able to win this endgame.

Black to move would draw the game by 27 – 32 5 x 26 36 – 41 =.

White to move can’t prevent this (5 – 46 31 – 37 =).

A piece at 47 is a great help.

1.5 – 41! 27 – 32

2.41 x 17 31 – 37

3.17 – 28 36 – 41

4.47 x 36 37 – 42

X 31

X 27

With the help of piece 42 it is an easy win.

1… 27 – 32

2.5 x 26 36 – 41

X 32

4.26 – 42

White can attack piece 32 because black has no free temp to chase white’s king from the main diagonal.

1. 5 – 32!

At 31 – 37 or 36 – 41 white takes 32 x 46 +.

White’s piece gets right in time to help the king.

1.50 – 44 16 – 21

2.44 – 39 21 – 27

3.39 – 33 26 – 31

4.33 – 28!

At 31 – 37 or 36 – 41 white plays 28 – 22! 27 x 18 5 x 46 reducing the number of black pieces to only two.

Sometimes you can allow your opponent to get a king after which it is caught.

1.29 – 24! 27 – 32

2. 5 x 26 36 – 41

3.26 – 12!

3… 41 – 46 is answered by 4.12 – 23 + while 3… 41 – 47 is answered by 4.12 – 29! 47 – 36 5.29 – 18 +.

You can check yourself that 3.26 - 42 is also winning.

White won the game going to an endgame where he controls the main diagonal.

1.39 – 34! 22 – 27

X 25

X 34

X 23

5.28 x 8 17 – 22

After 5… 27 – 31 6.8 – 3! 31 x 33 7.32 -27 21 x 32 8.3 x 24 26 – 31 9.24 – 19 +.

6. 8 - 3 27 – 31

White can win in two different ways. We will show both ways.

1) 7.32 – 28 22 x 42 (31 x 33 8.28 x 17 21 x 12 9.3 x 39 followed by 39 – 28 +) 8.37 x 48 31 – 36 (after 31 – 37 piece 37 is consumed 3 – 14) 9.3 – 14 31 – 36 10.48 – 42 26 – 31 11.14 – 46 etc. +

2) 7.3 – 17 31 x 33 8.17 x 39 26 - 31 9.39 – 28 31 – 36 10.28 – 5 21 – 26 11.32 – 27! 26 – 31 12.27 – 22 16 – 21 13.5 – 23! 21 – 27 14.23 – 1! 27 x 18 15.1 x 23 +

In variation 2 it is also possible to play: 10.28 – 23 21 – 26 11.32 – 27 26 – 31 12.27 – 22 16 – 21 13.23 – 1! 21 – 26 14.1 – 23 +

White won with the help of some catching-the- king possibilities. At 1.30 – 24? black would be able to draw playing 15 – 20! 24 x 15 18 – 23 5 x 17 36 – 41 =.

1.5 – 19! 22 – 27

After 1… 18 – 23 2.19 x 17! both 2… 36 – 41 17 – 28! + and 2… 15 – 20 3.25 x 14 36 – 41 4.30 – 24! 41 – 46 (41 – 47 17 – 3 +) 5.24 – 19! followed by 17 – 28 + lose.

2.30 – 24 27 - 31

After 2… 18 – 23 3.19 x 21 15 – 20 4.25 x 14 36 – 41 either 5.21 – 17 or 5.21 – 8 (41 – 46 6.8 – 13) win.

3.19 – 32 18 – 22

4.32 – 46 22 – 27

5.25 – 20! 31 – 37

6.46 x 21 36 – 41

7.21 – 32 41 – 47

X 4

X 20

X 24