In search of Zugzwang
This endgame requires a delicate dance. White wants to push the black king away from the pawns, while Black wants to advance them safely.
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| Gordievsky,D | 2605 | Abdusattorov,N | 2498 | | 2017 | A18 | Chigorin Memorial 2017 | 7.3 |
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The 7th volume of this endgame series deals with many different aspects of endgame play: the art of pawn play, weaknesses, converting an advantage, stalemate, fortresses, the art of defence and typical mistakes. Learn how to convert an extra piece or an exchange or how to exploit space advantage and better mobility. The themes the art or defence, fortress and stalemate are also intertwined. If your position has a solid fundament then you may surprisingly reach a fortress which might even be based on a stalemate.
Karsten Mueller in ChessBase Magazine
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