Endgame Studies Page 4

1. b7 Re8 2. Be6+ Kf3 3. Bc8 Re1 4. Be6 Ra1+ 5. Ba2 Rxa2+ 6. Kb3 Ra1 6... Rd2 7. Kc3 Ke3 8. b8=Q Rxd3+ 9. Kc4 Rd4+ 10. Kxc5 Rg4 11. Qf8 Ke4 12. Kd6 Ke3 13. Qf5 Rg3 14. Ke5 7. Kc2 Ra2+ 8. Kc3 Ra3+ 9. Kc4 Ra4+ 10. Kxc5 Ra5+ 11. Kc4 Ra4+ 12. Kc3 Ra3+ 13. Kc2 Ra2+ 14. Kb3 Rd2 15. Kc3 1-0

1. e7 Re4 2. Nc4+ Kb4 2... Ka6 3. Rh6+ Ka7 4. Nd6 3. Ne5! Rxe5 4. Rh4+ Kc5 5. Rh5 Rxh5 6. e8=Q 1-0

1. Rf3+ Ke7 1... Kg6 2. Rg3 Rxg3 3. b7 1... Kg8 2. Re3 Rg5 (2... Rg1+ 3. Kd2 Rb1 4. e5 Rxb4 5. exd6 Rxb6 6. d7) 3. e5 dxe5 4. b7 2. b7 Rxe4+ 3. Re3 Rxe3+ 4. Kd2 Re6 5. b8=Q 1-0

1. g7 Rg2 2. Nc3+ Kc5 3. Ne4+ Kd5 4. Ng5! Rxg5 5. Rh5 Rxh5 6. g8=Q+ Ke5 6... Kc5 7. Qg1+ Kb5 8. Qf1+ Kc5 9. Qf2+ etc. 7. Qf7 1-0

1. c5 Bxc5 2. h6 Bf8 2... Bd4 3. c3 Be5 4. Bc7 Bxc7 5. h7 3. Bb4 Bxh6 4. Bd2+ Kf3 5. Bxh6 1-0

1. e6 fxe6 1... Rh4+ 2. Bh3 Rxh3+ 3. Kg2 Rh5 4. exf7 2. c7 Rh4+ 3. Bh3 Rc4 4. b3+ Kxb3 5. Bxe6 1-0 [jim]

1. Re4+ Ka5 1... Kc3 2. d7 Rd5 3. Re3+ Kb2 4. Bf5 2. d7 Rd5 3. Re5! Rxe5+ 4. Be4! Rxe4+ 5. Kd3 Bh7 6. d8=Q+ Ka6 7. Qd6+ 1-0

1. Rh1 Qg8 2. Nf6+ To deny access to f6 for the Black king! 2... gxf6 3. Be6 With the threat of Rh4# 3... Qxe6 3... Qb8 4. Rh4+ Qf4+ 5. Rxf4+ Kxf4 6. Kd3 4. Re1+ Kd5 4... Kf5 5. g4+ And now the point of 2.Nf6 becomes clear. 5. c4+ Kd6 6. Rxe6+ Kxe6 7. cxb5 1-0 [jim]

1. b5+ Qxb5 2. Nd3! Qxc4+ 2... Qf5 3. Nb4+ 2... Qb1 3. Nc5+ 2... Qb8 3. Nc5+ Kb5 4. Ne5+ 3. Nf4 1-0