Learn · master endgames · Won from an equal position
Max Euwe – Salo Landau
Amsterdam m1 1931 · Bishop and knight vs. bishop and knight · 1-0
Start of the endgame, move 39
The story
After the exchange of knights 40.♘xb6 40…axb6 bishop against bishop remains. Euwe wins a pawn with 44.♗xg4, but Stockfish still sees the position as balanced – until 50…♔d4: the black king leaves the kingside, and the white one gets in with 52.♔h5.
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.