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Vladimir Kramnik – Garry Kasparov
BGN World Chess Championship 2000 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop · 1-0
Start of the endgame, move 27
The story
The second game of the world championship match in London; with it Kramnik took the lead. 27.e6 opens the position: after 27…fxe6 28.♖xe6 the rook takes the a-pawn with 29.♖xa6, and the white a-pawn becomes a passed pawn. After 40.♗d5 the game was over.
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.