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Learn · master endgames · Won from an equal position

José Raúl Capablanca – Frederick Yates

Hastings 3031 1930 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight · 1-0

Start of the endgame: José Raúl Capablanca – Frederick Yates – White: Kg1, Rd1, Bf3, a2, f2, g2, h2, e3, b4; Black: Kg8, Rc8, Nd5, b5, a6, e6, f7, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

Start of the endgame, move 27

The story

After 27.♗xd5 27…exd5 a long rook endgame begins, and Stockfish sees it as balanced for thirty moves. Only 57…♖e1 and 58…♖e3+ give White the advantage. Then Capablanca's king walks forward – 69.♔d5, 70.♔d6, 71.♔c7 – and the pawns run: 75.f6+, 83.e6.

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.