Learn · master endgames · Won from an equal position
Paul Keres – Salo Landau
Noordwijk 1938 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight · 1-0
Start of the endgame, move 30
The story
A knight endgame full of turns. After 65…♘a6 Stockfish sees White clearly winning, from 68…♘xc5 the tablebase confirms it, and with 70.c8=Q Keres gets a queen. But after 73.♔c6 – queen against knight and pawn – the tablebase shows: a draw. Still the game counts as a win for Keres; whether Landau 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.