Learn · master endgames · Won from an equal position
José Raúl Capablanca – Dawid Janowski
San Sebastian 1911 · Queen and knight vs. queen and knight · 1-0
Start of the endgame, move 55
The story
For a long time the queen endgame is balanced – Stockfish shows 0.00. Then 59…g6: the value jumps to more than +6. Capablanca takes with 60.♕xh3+ and drives the black king across the board check after check: 62.♕f6+, 63.♕f7+, 64.♕f8+, 65.♕h8+.
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.