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Attacking in the Endgame
Compiled by shalgo
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The best endgame players know the importance of piece activity and the initiative even in simplified positions. Here are some classic examples to demonstrate this thesis.

A pawn sacrifice for piece activity in R+N v. R+N.
Petrosian vs Portisch, 1974 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0

A classic Andersson king invasion.
Andersson vs M J Tempone, 1979 
(A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0

Andersson vs Robatsch, 1979 
(A15) English, 33 moves, 1-0

Petrosian continually transforms the nature of his advantage.
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963 
(D94) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein vs Schlechter, 1912 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

C Li vs Z Peng, 2010 
(C18) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0

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