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Learn · master endgames

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How the greats play endgames.

30 endgames of great players to play through, move by move from the start of the endgame – with the value of each position, from Stockfish or, from five men, from the tablebase.

Famous endgames

Endgames that went down in chess history.

  1. Start of the endgame: José Raúl Capablanca – Saviely Tartakower – White: Kg2, Ra1, Bd3, c3, g3, a4, d4, f4, h4; Black: Ke8, Rf7, Na5, d5, b6, g6, a7, c7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h José Raúl Capablanca – Saviely Tartakower New York 1924 Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight · 1-0
  2. Start of the endgame: Alexander Alekhine – José Raúl Capablanca – White: Kg1, Qc1, Re4, f2, g2, h3, a4; Black: Kg7, Qf6, Ra8, g6, h6, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Alexander Alekhine – José Raúl Capablanca World Championship 13th 1927 Queen and rook vs. queen and rook · 1-0
  3. Start of the endgame: Robert James Fischer – Mark E. Taimanov – White: Kc3, Rd1, Bf7, c2, g2, h2, a3, b4; Black: Kb8, Rd8, Nb7, e2, a5, b6, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Robert James Fischer – Mark E. Taimanov Candidates qf3 1971 Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight · 1-0
  4. Start of the endgame: Vladimir Kramnik – Garry Kasparov – White: Kg1, Re1, Bd5, a2, f2, h2, e5; Black: Kg8, Rf8, Bb8, f4, a6, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Vladimir Kramnik – Garry Kasparov BGN World Chess Championship 2000 Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop · 1-0
  5. Start of the endgame: Veselin Topalov – Alexei Shirov – White: Kh1, Qa1, Bh6, g2, h3; Black: Kg8, Qe5, Bf5, a5, c6, f6, g68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Veselin Topalov – Alexei Shirov Linares 15th 1998 Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop · 0-1

Won from an equal position

Endgames of the Big 4 against strong opponents in classical games: at the start Stockfish saw no advantage – and still they were won.

  1. Start of the endgame: José Raúl Capablanca – Dawid Janowski – White: Ka2, Qc2, Na4, a3, b6; Black: Kg8, Qe1, Ne5, h3, c4, a5, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h José Raúl Capablanca – Dawid Janowski San Sebastian 1911 Queen and knight vs. queen and knight · 1-0
  2. Start of the endgame: José Raúl Capablanca – Dawid Janowski – White: Kg1, Rf1, Rf5, a2, c2, g2, b3, d3, h3, e4; Black: Kb8, Rd7, Rg8, a6, c6, f6, b7, c7, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h José Raúl Capablanca – Dawid Janowski New York National 1913 Two rooks vs. two rooks · 1-0
  3. Start of the endgame: José Raúl Capablanca – Dawid Janowski – White: Kg2, Rd3, Bg3, b3, g4; Black: Kd7, Rh7, Bf6, b4, d5, b78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h José Raúl Capablanca – Dawid Janowski New York Rice prel 1916 Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop · 1-0
  4. Start of the endgame: Dawid Janowski – José Raúl Capablanca – White: Kg1, Re1, Rd4, f2, g2, a4, h5; Black: Kg8, Qb2, Re8, a6, c6, g6, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Dawid Janowski – José Raúl Capablanca New York Manhattan CC 1918 Queen and rook vs. two rooks · 0-1
  5. Start of the endgame: José Raúl Capablanca – Emanuel Lasker – White: Kf2, Qf5, Rc6, b2, a3, e3, d4, f4, g5; Black: Kg7, Qe7, Bg8, e4, g4, a7, b78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h José Raúl Capablanca – Emanuel Lasker New York 1924 Queen and rook vs. queen and bishop · 1-0
  6. Start of the endgame: Emanuel Lasker – José Raúl Capablanca – White: Kf1, Rf4, Be1, b2, f2, b3, h3, d4, e5; Black: Ke6, Rc8, Ne4, b5, d5, f5, h5, a68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Emanuel Lasker – José Raúl Capablanca New York 1924 Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight · 0-1
  7. Start of the endgame: Siegbert Tarrasch – José Raúl Capablanca – White: Kg1, Qe1, Bf4, b2, g2, h2, a3, c3, f3; Black: Kg8, Qd5, Nf8, a6, c6, g6, b7, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Siegbert Tarrasch – José Raúl Capablanca Berlin Tageblatt+ 1928 Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight · 0-1
  8. Start of the endgame: Mikhail Botvinnik – José Raúl Capablanca – White: Kh3, Qd3, Bb2, a3, f3, h4, b5, g5, d6; Black: Kg7, Qb7, Rf7, a4, f4, e6, g6, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Mikhail Botvinnik – José Raúl Capablanca Moscow 1936 Queen and rook vs. queen and bishop · 0-1
  9. Start of the endgame: Max Euwe – Alexander Alekhine – White: Kh1, Rg1, Ne6, a2, b2, h2, c4, d5, e5; Black: Kh8, Re7, Rf8, c5, b6, a7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Max Euwe – Alexander Alekhine World Championship 16th 1935 Two rooks vs. rook and knight · 1-0
  10. Start of the endgame: Alexander Alekhine – Max Euwe – White: Kh3, Re1, Ng5, a2, b2, h4; Black: Kg8, Re5, Ne4, d5, c6, a7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Alexander Alekhine – Max Euwe Amsterdam 1936 Rook and knight vs. rook and knight · 0-1
  11. Start of the endgame: Alexander Alekhine – Max Euwe – White: Kd2, Ra1, Bg2, e2, f2, h2, g3, a4, d4; Black: Kd6, Rc8, Bd7, e6, a7, b7, f7, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Alexander Alekhine – Max Euwe World Championship 17th exh 1937 Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop · 0-1
  12. Start of the endgame: Max Euwe – Rudolf Spielmann – White: Kh2, Rb7, Nb3, a2, f2, g2, h3, e4; Black: Kg8, Re2, Nd7, e6, h6, f7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Max Euwe – Rudolf Spielmann Noordwijk 1938 Rook and knight vs. rook and knight · 1-0
  13. Start of the endgame: Max Euwe – Salo Landau – White: Kg2, Be4, Na4, a2, b2, h2, g3; Black: Kh8, Bg7, Nd7, g4, e6, h6, a78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Max Euwe – Salo Landau Amsterdam m1 1931 Bishop and knight vs. bishop and knight · 1-0
  14. Start of the endgame: Boris Spassky – Anatoly Karpov – White: Kg2, Rd4, Ba3, b3, a4, g4, d6; Black: Ke6, Rb8, Nd7, g3, a5, f6, g6, b78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Boris Spassky – Anatoly Karpov Candidates sf1 1974 Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight · 0-1
  15. Start of the endgame: Alexander Beliavsky – Anatoly Karpov – White: Kg1, Qb2, Nd4, f2, g2, e3, h3, b5; Black: Kg7, Qd5, Ne4, c5, e6, f6, h6, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Alexander Beliavsky – Anatoly Karpov Linares 7th 1989 Queen and knight vs. queen and knight · 0-1
  16. Start of the endgame: Boris Gelfand – Anatoly Karpov – White: Kf2, Bg6, Ng3, a2, b3, e3, f4, h5; Black: Kd6, Bb5, Ng7, b4, a5, d5, f6, h68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Boris Gelfand – Anatoly Karpov Candidates FIDE f1 1995 Bishop and knight vs. bishop and knight · 0-1
  17. Start of the endgame: Valery Salov – Anatoly Karpov – White: Kg1, Qb4, Nd2, f2, g2, e3, h3, a4, d4, b5; Black: Kg7, Qb7, Nf6, g5, b6, d6, e6, h6, a7, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Valery Salov – Anatoly Karpov Alma-Ata m1 1995 Queen and knight vs. queen and knight · 0-1
  18. Start of the endgame: Paul Keres – Vladimirs Petrovs – White: Kg1, Rc1, Bd3, b2, f2, g2, g3, a4, e4; Black: Kg8, Rd8, Bb7, b4, d4, a5, g6, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Paul Keres – Vladimirs Petrovs Warsaw ol (Men) 1935 Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop · 1-0
  19. Start of the endgame: Paul Keres – Lajos Steiner – White: Kg1, Qb2, Rd1, a2, f3, f4, d6; Black: Kg8, Qe6, Rd8, f5, c6, g6, a78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Paul Keres – Lajos Steiner Munich ol (Men) 1936 Queen and rook vs. queen and rook · 1-0
  20. Start of the endgame: Paul Keres – Salo Landau – White: Kc3, Re1, Nf5, a2, g2, h2, b3, c4, e5; Black: Kg6, Rd7, Ne6, c5, c6, a7, e7, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Paul Keres – Salo Landau Noordwijk 1938 Rook and knight vs. rook and knight · 1-0
  21. Start of the endgame: Vasily Smyslov – Paul Keres – White: Kg2, Re1, Re3, b2, h2, a3, d4, e4; Black: Kg7, Rf5, Re7, a4, d5, c6, b7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Vasily Smyslov – Paul Keres URS Absolute-ch 1941 Two rooks vs. two rooks · 0-1
  22. Start of the endgame: Alexei Shirov – Anatoly Karpov – White: Kh1, Rf1, Be7, a2, g2, h3, c5; Black: Kg6, Re2, Bf2, f4, g5, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Alexei Shirov – Anatoly Karpov Vienna Millenium 1996 Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop · 0-1
  23. 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 José Raúl Capablanca – Frederick Yates Hastings 3031 1930 Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight · 1-0
  24. Start of the endgame: Nikolai Riumin – José Raúl Capablanca – White: Kg1, Bd1, Nd3, a2, b2, f2, g2, g3, d4; Black: Kg8, Bb7, Nd5, b6, e6, f6, h6, a7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Nikolai Riumin – José Raúl Capablanca Moscow 1936 Bishop and knight vs. bishop and knight · 0-1
  25. Start of the endgame: Emanuel Lasker – José Raúl Capablanca – White: Kg1, Re1, Bg3, a2, f2, g2, h2, c3, d4; Black: Kg8, Rc8, Bf5, d5, e6, h6, a7, b7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h Emanuel Lasker – José Raúl Capablanca New York 1931 Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop · 0-1

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.

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