Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual

by Dvoretsky, Mark; Yusupov, Artur; Aagaard, Jacob

• ISBN13: 9781888690194
• ISBN10: 1888690194
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-30
• Publisher: Scb Distributors

Table of Contents

Foreword	6	(1)
Preface	7	(1)
From the Author	8	(4)
Other Signs, Symbols, and Abbreviations	12	(1)
Chapter 1 PAWN ENDGAMES	13	(54)
Key Squares	13	(1)
Corresponding Squares	14	(10)
Opposition	14	(4)
Mined Squares	18	(2)
Triangulation	20	(2)
Other Cases of Correspondence	22	(2)
King vs. Passed Pawns	24	(5)
The Rule of the Square	24	(1)
Réti's Idea	25	(2)
The Floating Square	27	(1)
Three Connected Pawns	28	(1)
Queen vs. Pawns	29	(3)
Knight or Center Pawn	29	(1)
Rook or Bishop's Pawn	30	(2)
Pawn Races	32	(2)
The Active King	34	(3)
Zugzwang	34	(1)
Widening the Beachhead	35	(2)
The King Routes	37	(3)
Zigzag	37	(1)
The Pendulum	38	(1)
Shouldering	38	(2)
Breakthrough	40	(4)
The Outside Passed Pawn	44	(1)
Two Rook's Pawns with an Extra Pawn on the Opposite Wing	45	(5)
The Protected Passed Pawn	50	(3)
Two Pawns to One	50	(1)
Multi-Pawn Endgames	50	(3)
Undermining	53	(1)
Two Connected Passed Pawns	54	(1)
Stalemate	55	(2)
The Stalemate Refuge	55	(1)
"Semi-Stalemate"	56	(1)
Reserve Tempi	57	(10)
Exploiting Reserve Tempi	57	(2)
Steinitz's Rule	59	(1)
The g- and h-Pawns vs. h-Pawn	60	(2)
The f- and h-Pawns vs. h-Pawn	62	(3)
Both Sides have Reserve Tempi	65	(2)
Chapter 2 KNIGHT VS. PAWNS	67	(7)
King in the Corner	67	(1)
Mate	67	(1)
Drawn Positions	67	(1)
Knight vs. Rook Pawn	68	(2)
The Knight Defends the Pawn	70	(4)
Chapter 3 KNIGHT ENDGAMES	74	(7)
The Deflecting Knight Sacrifice	74	(1)
Botvinnik's Formula	75	(4)
Pawns on the Same Side	79	(2)
Chapter 4 BISHOP VS. PAWNS	81	(9)
The Elementary Fortresses	81	(5)
Bishop and Rook Pawn	81	(3)
Pawns at h6 and h7	84	(1)
Pawns at g6 and g7	85	(1)
Bishop at h7 and Pawn at g6	85	(1)
Bishop vs. Disconnected Pawns	86	(2)
Bishop vs. Connected Pawns	88	(2)
Chapter 5 OPPOSITE-COLORED BISHOPS	90	(14)
The Most Important Rules	90	(1)
Bishop and Two Connected Pawns vs. Bishop	91	(3)
Separated Passed Pawns	94	(4)
The King Blockades the Passed Pawn	98	(3)
The Bishop Restrains the Passed Pawn	101	(3)
Chapter 6 BISHOPS OF THE SAME COLOR	104	(13)
Minimal Material	104	(4)
Bishop and Pawn vs. Bishop	104	(1)
Transposition to Positions with One Pawn	105	(1)
Interference	106	(2)
The Bad Bishop	108	(6)
Fixing Pawns	108	(1)
Zugzwang	109	(1)
"Renegade" Pawns	110	(4)
Barrier	114	(3)
Chapter 7 BISHOP VS. KNIGHT	117	(16)
Bishop and Pawn vs. Knight	117	(2)
Knight and Pawn vs. Bishop	119	(2)
The Bishop is Superior to the Knight	121	(6)
Cutting off the Knight	121	(1)
Fixing the Pawns	122	(1)
The Passed Pawn	123	(2)
An Open Position, A More Active King	125	(2)
Defensive Methods with a Knight against a Bishop	127	(2)
The Knight is Superior to the Bishop	129	(4)
Domination and Knight Forks	129	(1)
Fixing the Pawns	130	(1)
Closed Position, Bad Bishop	130	(3)
Chapter 8 ROOK VS. PAWNS	133	(8)
Rook vs. Pawn	133	(4)
"Moving Downstairs"	133	(1)
Cutting the King Off	133	(1)
Pawn Promotion to a Knight	133	(1)
Stalemate	134	(1)
An Intermediate Check for a Gain of Tempo	134	(1)
Shouldering	134	(1)
Outflanking	135	(2)
Rook vs. Connected Pawns	137	(3)
Rook vs. Separated Pawns	140	(1)
Chapter 9 ROOK ENDGAMES	141	(67)
Rook and Pawn vs. Rook	141	(10)
The Pawn on the 7th Rank	141	(1)
The Pawn on the 6th Rank	142	(3)
The Pawn on the 5th Rank	145	(2)
The Umbrella	147	(1)
The Pawn Hasn't Crossed the Mid-line	148	(3)
A Rook and a Rook Pawn vs. a Rook	151	(5)
The King is in Front of his Own Pawn	151	(1)
The Rook is in Front of the Pawn and the Pawn is on the 7th Rank	152	(1)
The Rook is in Front of the Pawn and the Pawn is on the 6th Rank	153	(2)
a- and h-Pawns	155	(1)
A Rook and Two Pawns vs. a Rook	156	(7)
Doubled Pawns	156	(1)
Connected Pawns	156	(3)
f- and h-Pawns	159	(2)
Other Pairs of Disconnected Pawns	161	(2)
A Far Advanced Passed Pawn	163	(4)
Transition to a Rook vs. Pawns Endgame	163	(2)
Lasker's Idea	165	(2)
A Rook and Two Pawns vs. a Rook and Pawn	167	(10)
All Pawns are on the Same Wing	167	(3)
Pawns on Opposite Wings	170	(3)
Disconnected Pawns, One of them is Passed	173	(4)
Four Pawns vs. Three on the Same Wing	177	(5)
Balance on One Wing and an Extra Pawn on Another	182	(17)
The Rook Behind its Own Pawn	182	(3)
The Rook in Front of the Pawn, with the Pawn on the 7th Rank	185	(4)
The Rook in Front of the Pawn, with the Pawn on the 6th Rank	189	(4)
A Knight Pawn	193	(4)
The Rook at the Side of the Pawn	197	(2)
Common Observations about Endgames with Many Pawns	199	(9)
The Rook's Activity	199	(3)
King's Activity	202	(1)
King on the Edge	203	(1)
Cutting the King Off	204	(1)
Akiba Rubinstein's Masterpiece	205	(3)
Chapter 10 ROOK VS. KNIGHT	208	(10)
The Knight Alone	208	(1)
Rook and Pawn vs. Knight and Pawn	209	(4)
Multi-Pawn Endgames	213	(5)
Pawns on One Side of the Board	213	(2)
Pawns on Both Sides	215	(1)
When the Knight is Stronger than the Rook	216	(2)
Chapter 11 ROOK VS. BISHOP	218	(15)
The Lone Bishop	218	(4)
A Dangerous Corner	218	(1)
A Safe Corner	218	(2)
A Bishop Pawn	220	(2)
Rook and Pawn vs. Bishop and Pawn	222	(5)
The Pawns are on the Same File or on Adjacent Files	222	(3)
Rook Pawns	225	(2)
Two Pawns vs. Two on the Same Wing	227	(4)
Three Pawns vs. Three on the Same Wing	231	(2)
Chapter 12 QUEEN ENDGAMES	233	(14)
Queen and Pawn vs. Queen	233	(3)
Winning Tactical Tricks	236	(2)
Defensive Tactics	238	(2)
Pawns on the Same Wing	240	(2)
A Passed Pawn	242	(3)
An Active Queen	245	(2)
Chapter 13 QUEEN VS. ROOK	247	(15)
A Solitary Rook	247	(2)
Queen vs. Rook and Pawn	249	(6)
The Rook Behind the Pawn	249	(1)
The Pawn on the 7th Rank	250	(1)
The Pawn on the 6th Rank	251	(2)
A Knight Pawn on the 5th or 6th Rank	253	(2)
Queen and Pawn vs. Rook and Pawn	255	(2)
Passed Pawns	255	(1)
Pawns on Adjacent Files	256	(1)
A Fortress with Multiple Pawns	257	(5)
Chapter 14 OTHER MATERIAL RELATIONS	262	(16)
Two Extra Pieces	262	(1)
Checkmating with Bishop and Knight	262	(1)
Checkmating with Two Knights	263	(1)
Rook and Knight vs. Rook	263	(1)
Rook and Bishop vs. Rook	264	(4)
Without Pawns	264	(2)
With Pawns	266	(2)
An Extra Bishop or Knight with Queens or Minor Pieces	268	(1)
Rook vs. Two Minor Pieces	269	(3)
Queen vs. Various Pieces	272	(3)
Queen vs. Two Rooks	275	(3)
Chapter 15 GENERAL ENDGAME IDEAS	278	(31)
King's Activity	278	(6)
Pawn Power	284	(5)
Zugzwang	289	(4)
Fortresses	293	(7)
A Fortified Camp	293	(1)
A Pawn Barrier	293	(2)
An Imprisoned King	295	(2)
An Imprisoned Piece	297	(1)
Binding	298	(2)
Stalemate	300	(4)
Checkmate	304	(2)
Domination	306	(3)
Chapter 16 SOLUTIONS	309	(55)
Bibliography	364	(3)
Indexes	367
Index of Players	367	(11)
Index of Composers and Analysts	378	(3)
Index of Strategic and Tactical Techniques	381