Tactics in the endgame

In the endgame combinations, forcings and sacrifices play an important role.

White attacks both black pieces ending the game with a little combination.

1.7 – 2! 13 – 18

2.2 – 11 33 – 38

3.11 – 7 18 – 22

4.7 – 16! 26 – 31

5.37 x 26 38 – 42

X 31

X 48

Only two pieces each player, but still white wins using a combination!

1.35 – 30 4 – 9

Black must evade opposition (4 – 10 47 – 41 W+).

2.30 – 24 9 – 13

3.24 – 20 13 – 19

4.20 – 15 19 – 23

5.15 – 10 23 – 29

6.10 – 5 29 – 34

At 6… 29 – 33 white plays 7.5 – 37 31 x 42 8.47 x 29. Now white can force this tactical possibility.

7.5 – 23 34 – 39

8.23 – 28 39 – 43

X 42

X 49

1.12 – 7 23 – 28

2. 7 - 1

Black can’t continue 2… 28 – 32 because of the shot 3.34 – 29 24 x 33 4.1 – 40 35 x 44 5.50 x 37 +.

At 2… 24 – 30 3.34 x 25 28 – 32 white wins by 4.1 – 23 32 – 38 5.23 – 29 38 – 43 6.29 – 40 35 x 44 7.50 x 48 +.

2… 35 – 40

3.34 x 45 28 – 32

4.1 – 23 32 – 38

5.23 – 37 38 – 43

6.37 – 48 43 – 49

X 35

X 40

X 34

1.44 – 40 39 – 44

X 35

3.21 – 17 33 – 38

4.16 – 11!

White wants to use piece 16 for a shot, while black can’t sacrifice the piece!

White’s position seems lost. All his pieces are behind line 16/49 controlled by blacks king.

But what a surprise: White can lock the opponent king!

X 16

X 49

X 46

X 37

5.47 – 41 37 – 42

X 37

Blacks king suffocates…

White could have drawn the game after 1.37 –

32, but he thought he could force a draw faster.

X 42

2.25 – 20?

Black saw a classical lock to end the game.

2… 42 – 48

3.20 – 14 48 – 25!

4.14 x 5 25 – 14

5.19 x 10 26 – 31

1.26 - 42

It seems as if black can force a draw now, but white has a trick.

1… 41 – 32 2.42 x 20!

Creating a free move to catch blacks king.

X 49

X 14

X 40

X 44

White makes a combination with a choice for black:

X 47

1… 37 x 48 is followed by 2.8 – 2 etc. +

X 20

X 34

X 26

In this composition (Leo Springer) white traps the opponent king in a surprising way.

1.18 – 12 37 – 42

2.11 – 7 42 – 48

3. 7 – 2 48 – 26

Black wants to reduce the number of white pieces to three to draw the game. Now white tricks his opponent.

X 3

X 12

6.2 - 19

Piece 12 blocks his own king. At the next move blacks king is caught.

This is a famous composition of A. Molimard. The tricks white uses to win this endgame are very practical.

1.36 – 31!

If white rushes playing 1.27 – 22? 16 – 21 2.22 – 18 21 – 27 3.18 – 12 26 – 31 37 x 26 27 – 32 the game is drawn.

1… 4 - 9

2.27 – 22 9 – 13

3.31 – 27 13 – 19

4.22 – 18 19 – 24

5.18 – 13 24 – 29

6.13 – 9 29 – 33

7. 9 – 4

White threatens to make the combination 37 – 31 26 x 37 27 – 21 16 x 27 4 x 15, so black must sacrifice:

1) 7… 16 – 21 8.27 x 16 33 – 39 9.4 – 22 39 – 43 10.22 – 31 and black is ambushed +

2) 7… 26 – 31 8.37 x 26 16 – 21 (otherwise white plays 26 – 21 with the threat 27 – 22 +) 9.27 x 16 33 – 38 (33 – 39 4 – 22 39 – 43 22 – 31 +) 10.4 – 10 38 – 43 (38 – 42 10 – 37 +) 11.10 – 32 +.

This game looks like a draw, but white has a beautiful trick.

1.25 – 30! 31 – 37

X 46

3.30 – 19

There is no sensible reply against 23 – 5 +.

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