Learn · master endgames · Won from an equal position
Alexander Alekhine – Max Euwe
Amsterdam 1936 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight · 0-1
Start of the endgame, move 42
The story
A balanced endgame with rook and knight on both sides – until 42.♖c1: after it Stockfish sees Black more than five pawns ahead. After the exchange of knights 42…♘xg5+ 43.hxg5 Euwe takes the pawn on g5 with 47…♔xg5 and runs through with the c-pawn: 53…c5, 54…c4, 57…c3, 59…c2.
The value along the endgame
↑ above: White better ↓ below: Black better
The moves from the start of the endgame
Values: Stockfish 19 at depth 24 with a time limit, for White in pawns; from five men or fewer the verdict of the Syzygy tablebase. A measurement that did not reach the depth does not count.