Learn · master endgames · Won from an equal position
José Raúl Capablanca – Dawid Janowski
New York Rice prel 1916 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop · 1-0
Start of the endgame, move 51
The story
After the exchange of rooks 55…♖xd6 56.♗xd6 bishop against bishop remains. After 61…♗d8 Stockfish sees White clearly ahead, and Capablanca brings his king forward via 64.♔h5 and 65.♔h6. But after 81…♔xg6 only bishop and pawn against bishop remain – and the tablebase knows that as a draw. Still the game counts as a win for Capablanca; whether Janowski resigned or lost on time, the game does not tell.
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.