Learn · master endgames · Won from an equal position
José Raúl Capablanca – Emanuel Lasker
New York 1924 · Queen and rook vs. queen and bishop · 1-0
Start of the endgame, move 36
The story
Capablanca against Emanuel Lasker in New York. Until 37…♕e6 the queen endgame is balanced – then the value jumps to more than +6. After 38.♔xg4 38…♕xf5+ 39.♔xf5 six white pawns stand against bishop and three pawns. The white king leads the pawns forward until 50.f6+.
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.