Rook vs Two Minor Pieces-esben Lund.pdf

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CONTENTS

Bibliography

Preface

Part 1: heory

1. heoretical Foundation

2. Fundamental Endgames

Part II: Practice

Introduction to Part II

3. he J c6 Catalan

5 3

4. Evaluation Exercises

5. he Scotch Endgame

Part III: Training

6. General Exercises

123

7. Solutions to Evaluation Exercises

133

8. Solutions to General Exercises

145

Indexes

171

Bibliography

Boos

English tides

Jonathan Tisdall: Improve our Chess Now, Everyman Chess 1999.

Mark Dvoretsky: Secrets of Chess raining, Batsford 1994. (Republished as School of Chess

Excelence 1, Olms 2001.)

Mikhail Shereshevsky: Endgame Stratey, Pergamon Press 198 5.

Mihail Marin: Learn rom the Legends, Quality Chess 2004.

Mihail Marin: Secrets of Chess Dence, Gambit 2003.

lexis Troitzky: Colection of Chess studies (with a Supplement on the heory of the Endgame

oftwo Knights against Pawns), Olms 1985.

Raetsky and Chetverik: he Cataan, Everyman Chess 2004.

German tides

Alexei Suetin: Schachlehrbuch or Fortgeschrittene (Chess fo r advanced players) , Sportverlag

1975.

Tschaturanga: Darstelungen und Quelen zur Geschichte des Schachspies 13, Olms 1981.

Mark Dvoretsky: Die Endspieluniversitdt, Chessgate 2002 (Also published as Dvoretsky's

Endgame Manual - Russel 2003).

Gary Kasparov: eltmeisterschat 1985 (World Championship Match 1985), Wa lter Rau 1986.

]. Awerbach: Endspiele Springer gegen Lauer & Tu rm gegen Leichigur, Sportverlag 1989.

J. Awerbach: Lehrbuch der Endspiele l-Lduerendspiele & Springerendspiele, Sportverlag 1960.

Raetski andTschetwerik: Die Katalanische Erooung, Schachverlag Kania 200 1.

Mzines

Skakbladet 5/2003: Bent Larsen: Slutspil (Endgames).

Schacknytt 6/2002 and 1/2003: Mihail Marin: as Supertorn (Tal's Super Rooks).

Bases

Mega Database 2004 (Chessbase).

Symbols

t Check

: Mate

A strong move

!! A brilliant move

!? An interesting move

?! A dubious move

? A mistake

?? A blunder

1-0 White won

z-z he game was drawn

0-1

Black won

+- White has a winning position

± White is better

; White is slightly better

he position is equal

o he position is unclear

o Compensation fo r the sacriiced

material

+ Black is slightly better

+ Black is better

-+ Black has a winning position

(x) x'th match game

corr. Correspondence game

Preface

he subject of this book has interested me fo r a long time and still does. When I became a

stronger player and started to get these positions in my own games, I began to think about the

relationship between this material imbalance. Usually the two minor pieces are better, so how

much compensation is needed fo r the rook side to stay in the game? It was around the time

of my two games in the heoretical Foundation that I began to think about the themes that I

have fo rmulated as "rules" or guidelines. I kept thinking about the issue and fu rther games and

analysis showed that these general guidelines are very helpful as thinking tools. It helped me to

understand the positions better, and I hope that it will help you improve your chess as well. s

a coach I see this work not only as a book, but also as a collection of training material.

he material selected fo r this book has been carefully chosen and most of it has been tested

in my training sessions. I would like to give special thanks to my pupils fo r their fe edback on

these exercises - it was, ofcourse, very valuable fo r this book.

But I would above all like to thank my good fr iend Jacob Aagaard fo r making this book

possible. I am very grateful fo r that, and I would also like to thank him fo r his critical reading

of the book. I would also like to thank Rasmus 0stergaard, speciically fo r his comments on

the Scotch Endgame. hanks fo r the fe edback and all the good advice.

Of the non-chessplayers who surround me, I would like to thank my brother Rune fo r his

relaxed attitude towards less important things such as the daily duties in the kitchen.

Finally I want to thank my editor, John Shaw, fo r turning my draft into the book you now

hold in your hands.

his book required a lot of my time, but I really enjoyed writing it and I hope you will enjoy

studying it!

Esben Lund,

Copenhagen

December 2004.

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