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pawns (g3 against h5), can be parried by correct
Clase de Finales
Torre y dos peones contra
Alfil y dos peones
(Mark Dvoretsky)
Ejercicio #1
Illustrative Example 11–29
Diagrama inicial
Blancas juegan
[This is an elementary fortress; White cannot
overcome the barrier. If the king returns to f4,
Black takes g5 under control by means of Bf6.
An advance of pawns brings no change. Why is
this position so important? It is rather simple but
delivers plenty of useful information. For
example, it tells us what to do when the black
pawn stands on h7: then h7–h5! is essential,
while White, when he is on move, should
prevent this advance by means of g3–g4!.
Moreover, the evaluation of the diagrammed
position extends automatically to a number of
"daughter" situations that occur after a pawn
exchange on g4, when Black remains with a g6–
pawn against White's g- or h-pawn. The position
with the white pawns g5 and h4 against Black's
g6– and h5–pawns is also drawn. The only
possible attempt to set problems for Black, a
rook transfer to the g-file after an exchange of
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defense.]
1.h4!? [Let us check another method of
exploiting the same idea: a frontal rook attack
against the g6–pawn;
1.Rd5 Af6 2.Re4 Ac3 3.Rf4 Af6 -El negro no
puede permitir la entrada del rey por la casilla
g5- 4.g4!? hxg4 (4...h4 5.g5 Ac3 6.Tb5! -
Defiende la quinta fila- 6...Ae1 7.Rg4 Rf7 8.Tb1!
Aa5 (8...Af2 9.Tf1+–) 9.Rxh4+–) 5.Rxg4 Ae5
6.h3 -El blanco debe mantener el peón h-
(6.Rg5? Axh2 7.Rxg6 Rf8= -Con tablas
teóricas-) 6...Af6 7.Rf4 Rf8 8.Re4 Rg8 9.Rd5
Aa1 10.Re6 Ac3 11.Tc7 Ab2 -El negro trata de
mantener el control de la casilla f6- (11...Ad2
12.Rf6 g5 13.Tg7+! -Movida clave- 13...Rf8
(13...Rh8 14.Rg6 Ab4 15.Tc7 Rg8 16.Tc8+ Af8
17.Te8+–) 14.Td7! -Se amenaza jaque mate en
la octava fila- 14...Ac3+ 15.Rxg5+–) 12.h4 Ad4
13.Tc4 Ae3!
a) A key moment, this position (with reversed
colors) happened in a grandmaster duel at the
New York tournament, 1987. L. Ftacnik played
against J. Murey as follows:
13...Ab2? 14.Tg4 Rh7 (14...Rg7 15.h5+–)
15.Rf7 Rh6 -La esperanza de salvación de las
negras es cambiar el peón g por el peón h-
16.Txg6+ Rh5 17.Tg2 Ac3 18.Th2+– and White
won;
b) 13...Af2? 14.Rf6 Rh7 15.Tg4 (15.Tc7+? Rh6=
Seguido de Rh5.) 15...Rh6 16.Txg6+ Rh5
17.Tg2 Ab6 (17...Axh4+? 18.Rf5+– -El negro no
puede evitar el ataque en la columna h-)
18.Th2+– is no better;
14.Rf6 (14.Tg4 Rh7 15.Rf7 Rh6 16.Txg6+ Rh5=
-En la presente posición el rey blanco no logra
ubicarse en la casilla f5 como las variantes
anteriores. El negro captura el peón h y con ello,
finaliza en una posición teórica de tablas-;
14.Te4 Ad2 15.Te2 Ac3 -La fortaleza se
consigue con el dominio del alfil de la diagonal
a1–h8- 16.Tg2 Rh7 17.Rf7 Rh6 18.Txg6+ Rh5=
(Dvoretsky)) 14...Rh7 15.Tg4 Rh6 16.Txg6+
Rh5 17.Tg3 Ab6!! -El alfil se aleja del ataque de
la torre y prepara un jaque en la casilla d8 y la
posterior captura en h4- (17...Af2 18.Tg2 Axh4+
(18...Ad4+ 19.Rf5 Rxh4 (19...Ac5 20.Th2+–)
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20.Tg4++–) 19.Rf5!+– -Volviendo a la posición 28...Rh5 29.Rf4+– -El negro pierde el alfil-)
ganadora de las blancas-) 18.Th3 (18.Rf5 Rxh4 27.Td2 Ae7 (27...Axh4 28.Th2 Rg5 29.Th1!+– -
19.Tg4+ Rh3!= -Dirigiéndose al lado bueno de Las negras quedan zugzwang-) 28.Rf4 Af6
las negras- (19...Rh5? -Es un grave error 29.Td7 Ac3 30.Th7+ Rg6 31.Tc7+– El blanco
dirigirse al lado malo de las negras- 20.Tb4! Ad8 logra mantener su peón de ventaja.]
(20...Af2 21.Tb2 Ag3 22.Tb1!+– -Seguido de
Th1 ganando-) 21.Tb8 Ag5 22.Th8+ Ah6 2.Tb4 Rg7!
23.Th7+–)) 18...Rg4! 19.Th1 Ad8+= with a
draw.] 3.g4 hxg4 [3...Ac3 4.Tb7+ Rf8 (4...Rh6 5.g5#)
5.gxh5 gxh5 6.Rf5+– Cae el peón h.]
1...Aa1! [In case of 1...Ad4? White plays 2.Tb4
with tempo, and this fact turns out to be decisive. 4.Txg4 [Se amenaza h5.]
After:
4...Rh6
2...Ac3 3.Tc4 Ab2 (3...Ae1 4.Rf6 Rh7 5.Tc6! -
Movida clave para obtener la victoria- 5...Axg3 5.Tg5 [5.Rf7 Rh5 6.Txg6 (6.Ta4 Ac3= -Seguido
(5...Rh6 6.Rf7+–) 6.Rg5+– -Los peones negros de g5 cambiando finalmente el peón h-)
colapsan-) 4.g4 hxg4 5.Txg4 Rh7 (5...Rg7 6.h5 6...Rxh4=]
Rh6 7.hxg6 Rg7 8.Rf5+–) 6.Rf7 Rh6 7.Txg6+
Rh5 8.Tg2! -El blanco debe mantener el peón h- 5...Ad4 [El alfil busca atacar el peón de h4.]
8...Ac3 9.Th2 Ad4 (9...Ae1 10.Rf6 Axh4+
11.Rf5!+–) 10.Re6 Ag1 11.Th1 Af2 12.Rf5 we 6.Rf7 Af2!
come to a theoretical position that is won for
White, although the proof is very complicated: 7.Txg6+ [7.Tg4 Rh5!=]
the main line lasts some twenty moves! 12...Ab6
(12...Axh4 13.Th3+–) 13.Tb1 Ac5 (13...Af2 7...Rh5= [El peón blanco cae y con ello, se
14.Rf4 Ad4 (14...Rxh4 15.Th1#; 14...Axh4 obtiene una posición teórica de tablas.]
15.Th1+–) 15.Rg3 Ae5+ 16.Rh3+–) 14.Tc1
(14.Rf4? Ad6+!= -El peón h cae-) 14...Ae3
15.Tc3 Af2 (15...Ad4 16.Tc7!+–) 16.Tc4! Ag1!
Position from I.Vancura's study (1924);

17.Ta4 (17.Rf4? Rxh4 18.Tc8 Ah2+!= -El rey

negro logra escapar-) 17...Ab6 18.Te4 Ag1
19.Tc4! 19...Ae3 (19...Rh6 20.Rg4+– -
Derivando en una posición victoriosa para las
blancas-) 20.Re4 Ad2 (20...Af2 21.Rf4 Ae1
(21...Axh4 22.Rf5+–) 22.Tc2! Ab4 23.Rf5
(23.Rg3? Ae1+ 24.Rh3 Axh4=) 23...Ad6
24.Tc4+–) 21.Tc2! (21.Rf3 Ae1! 22.Tc1! Axh4
23.Th1 Rg5 = -Ahora son las blancas que se
encuentran en zugzwang, lo que posibilita que
las negras mejoren sus piezas y logren las
tablas teóricas-) 21...Ah6 (21...Ae1 22.Rf4+–)
22.Th2 Ag7 (22...Af8 23.Rf3!+–) 23.Rf4! Af8 Diagrama final
24.Rf3! -Saliendo de la diagonal negra- 24...Aa3
(24...Ad6 25.Td2 Ae7 26.Rf4+–) 25.Ta2 Ae7
(25...Ad6 26.Ta4+–; 25...Ab4 26.Ta8! Ac3
27.Rg3 Ae1+ 28.Rh3+–) 26.Te2! Ad8
(26...Axh4 27.Th2 Rg5 28.Th1! -En la presente
posición son las negras que quedan en
zugzwang, deben mover y con ello derivan en
una posición perdida-;

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Ejercicio #2
Khalifman, Alexander - Leko, Peter
Budapest m (3), 2000
Diagrama inicial
Negras juegan y hacen tablas
[This pawn structure occurred many times in
practice and, up to the present day, was always
evaluated as drawn. In fact, White wins by
means of h4–h5, transposing to the Elkies
position (diagram 11–20), although everything is
not so simple – there are many subtle points in
this ending.]
45...Ag7! [P. Leko is trying to oppose White's
plan;
45...Ac1 with the same idea, is worse on
account of 46.Td1 (46.Rg4? h5+! -Si se
producen cambios de peones la posición se
complica para las intenciones de victoria de las
blancas- 47.gxh6 (47.Rf3 Ab2 48.Re4 Aa1= -El
negro logra la fortaleza clásica que salva la
presente posición-) 47...Axh6 48.Rf3 Ag7
49.Re4 Af6= -El negro logra una fortaleza que
le asegura las tablas-) 46...Ab2 47.Td8+ Rg7
48.Td7+ Rg8 49.Rg4+– h5 ganando.]
46.Rf4 [This is not a bad move;
If 46.Rg4? then 46...h5+! 47.Rf4 (Or 47.gxh6?
Axh6=) 47...Ab2!= with an obvious draw.
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-Las piezas blancas no pueden progresar. Es
importante que el alfil se aleje del ataque de la
torre, ya que, el final de peones las negras lo
pierden fácilmente-;
However the most direct way to a victory starts
with 46.Td8+!? Rf7 47.Tb8 -Cediendo el turno
de jugar a las negras- 47...Af8
a) 47...h5 48.Tb7+ Rg8 49.Txg7+!! -Un golpe
táctico que decide la partida a favor de las
blancas, las negras deben tener cuidado de
dicho recurso- 49...Rxg7 50.Re4 Rf7 51.Rd5!+–
-El rey blanco gana la oposición y con ello la
partida-;
b) 47...h6 48.Tb7+ Rg8 49.Re4!
b1) 49.Txg7+? -En la presente posición el final
de peones no se logra ganar- 49...Rxg7 50.Re4
is premature in view of: 50...Rf7 51.Rd5 Re7!
52.gxh6 (Or 52.Re5 h5!= -El negro logra
mantener la oposición-) 52...Rf7= -Llegando a la
casilla h8 la posición no se logra ganar-;
b2) 49.Rf4! Ac3 (49...h5 50.Txg7+!!+–;
49...hxg5+ 50.Rxg5+–) 50.gxh6 Ad2+ 51.Re5
Ac3+ (51...Axh6 52.Rf6+–) 52.Re6 Rh8 53.h5!
gxh5 54.Rf5+–; 49...hxg5 50.Txg7+! -
Nuevamente este recurso decide la partida-
50...Rxg7 51.hxg5 Rf7 52.Rd5+–;
c) 47...Ac3 48.Tb7+ Rg8 49.Rg4 h5+–;
d) 47...Re7 48.h5! gxh5 (48...Ac3 49.Tb7++–)
49.Tb6 Rf7 50.Rg3 h4:h5+–;
48.Tb7+ (48.h5? gxh5 49.Tb6 fails on account
of 49...Rg8! 50.Rg3 h6! 51.gxh6? (51.g6!+–)
51...Rh7 52.Rh4 Axh6 53.Rxh5 Ad2=) 48...Rg8
49.Rg4! 50.h5+– 49...h5+ 50.Rf3! (Rather
than 50.Rf4? Ad6+ 51.Re4 Ag3= -Cae el peón h
de las blancas-; 50.gxh6? Axh6=) Black could
have held this position if he was able to bring the
bishop to the a1–h8 diagonal, but all the roads
to it are cut off: 50...Ac5 (50...Ag7 51.Txg7+!
Rxg7 52.Re4 Rf7 53.Rd5+–; 50...Ad6 51.Tb6+–
; 50...Aa3 51.Re4+– e5–f6) 51.Re4 Af2
52.Re5 Axh4 53.Rf6+–]
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46...Af8 [46...Ab2 is met by 47.Rg4 Ac3
(47...Ag7? only accelerates the loss: 48.h5
gxh5+ (48...Ac3 49.h6!+– -Ese final no ofrece
esperanzas las para las negras-) 49.Rxh5 Rf8
(49...Ac3 50.Rh6+–; 49...Af8 50.g6+– -La
posición negra no se salva ya que su rey está
del lado malo-) 50.Tb7 Rg8 51.g6!+–) White
can play 48.h5 right away (but let us look at a
somewhat abstract move 48.Tc7 that leads to a
position from Wolff – Browne, USA ch, Durango
1992. Where should the bishop go? W. Browne
played 48...Ae5? and P. Wolff managed to carry
out h4–h5 in a more favorable situation,
avoiding the Elkies position. The main motif is
making the access of the bishop to the a3–f8
diagonal most difficult. (The toughest resistance
can be rendered by 48...Ab2 49.h5 gxh5+
50.Rxh5 Aa3 and White has to demonstrate a
truly complicated winning procedure that, by the
way, had not yet been discovered when the
game was played.; We know from the previous
note that 48...Ag7? 49.h5+– is bad.; 48...Ad4?
49.h5 gxh5+ 50.Rxh5+– ( 7 Kh6) is no better,
because the bishop fails to enter the a3–f8
diagonal.) 49.Tc6! Preparatory to h4–h5, White
wants to control the a3–f8 diagonal. 49...Ab2
50.Ta6 Ac3 (50...Ad4 51.Ta5 Ac3 52.Ta4+–
does not change anything.) 51.Ta4 Ae5
(51...Ag7 52.Ta8+ Rf7 53.Ta7+ Rg8 54.h5+–)
52.h5! gxh5+ (In the game, Black allowed h5–
h6 and, of course, lost rapidly: 52...Ac3 53.h6!
Rf7 54.Tc4 Ae5 55.Rf3 Ad6 56.Tc8 Re6 57.Th8
Rf5 58.Txh7 Rxg5 59.Td7+– Black resigned.)
53.Rxh5 Ad6 The bishop has finally managed to
reach the key diagonal but it stands badly on d6.
White carries g5–g6 out while the black king's
refuge from the dangerous corner fails;
54.Ta8+ Rg7 55.Ta7+ Rg8 56.g6! hxg6+
57.Rxg6 Rf8 -El rey negro trata de buscar el
lado bueno- (57...Af8 58.Ta8+–) 58.Rf6 Rg8
(Here the bad placement of the bishop tells:
after 58...Re8 White plays 59.Re6+– with a
tempo.
-Como existe la amenaza de capturar el alfil el
rey no logra llegar al flanco de dama-) 59.Tg7+!
-Una sutil jugada- 59...Rh8 (59...Rf8 60.Td7+–)
60.Rg6+–) 48...gxh5+ 49.Rxh5 Ab4 50.Tb7
Aa3+– See N.Elkies, 1993; If 46...Rf8 then
47.Td8+! (47.Rg4? h5+! 48.Rf3 Ab2= -Logrando
la fortaleza que le asegura las tablas a las
negras-) 47...Rf7 48.Tb8!+– ]
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47.h5? [White advances the pawn at the most
inappropriate momento;
The simplest solution was 47.Ta7!? Ag7 48.Tb7!
Af8 49.Rg4 h5+ 50.Rf3+– -El alfil negro no logra
ubicarse en la diagonal a1–h8 y con ello,
controlar la casilla f6 para el paso del rey
blanco-;
As S. Shipov noted the immediate 47.Rg4!? also
wins. but after 47...h5+ White should play
48.Rf3! (Rather than 48.Rf4? Aa3! b2= -Con
la amenaza de ubicarse en la gran diagonal y
lograr la fortaleza- 49.Tb7! -Controlando la
importante casilla b2- 49...Ad6+ 50.Re4 Ag3
51.Tb3 Axh4 (51...Ae1 52.Re5+– -El rey entra
por la sexta fila-) 52.Rf4 Rf7 53.Tb7+ Rg8=)
48...Ab4 c3= (48...Aa3 49.Tb7 Ad6
50.Tb6+–; 48...Ag7 49.Txg7+!! Rxg7 50.Re4+–)
49.Tc7! (preventing 5...Bc3) 49...Ae1 50.Tc4
Rf7 51.Re3+– d3, e4, c4–d5+–Las
piezas blancas penetran por el flanco de rey de
las negras.]
47...gxh5
48.Rg3 h6!
49.g6! [El blanco debe mantener un peón para
poder ganar;
49.gxh6? Axh6=]
49...Aa3
50.Rh4 Ac1 [As we know from the Elkies's
analysis, this position is drawn.]
51.Rxh5 Ag5
52.Rg4 [El rey maniobra libremente por las
casillas blancas.]
52...Ac1
53.Rf5 Ag5
54.Re6 Ah4?! [54...Ae3!? is simpler. 55.Th7
Ad2 56.g7 Ag5!= (Or 56...Ac3!=; 56...Rxh7??
57.Rf7+–)]
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55.Th7 Ag5

56.g7!? h5 [A study-like salvation!;

All other moves lose:

56...Rxh7?? 57.Rf7+–;

56...Ad8? 57.Th8++–;

56...Ah4? 57.Txh6+–;

56...Ae3? 57.Rf6+– Llegando a la casilla g6.]

57.Txh5 Af6!= [The bishop is taboo in view of

the stalemate. The g7–pawn will be lost, and
White cannot reach the basic winning position
with the king in the dangerous corner.]

58.Th3 Axg7 59.Re7 Ab2 60.Tb3 Ad4 61.Td3

Ab2 62.Tg3+ Rh7 63.Re6 Rh6 64.Rf5 Rh7
65.Tg6 Ac3 66.Rg5 Ab2 67.Rh5 Ac3 68.Tg2
Ad4 69.Td2 Ac3 70.Tc2 Aa1 71.Tc7+ Rg8
72.Td7 ½–½

Diagrama final

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