Learn · master endgames · Won from an equal position
Siegbert Tarrasch – José Raúl Capablanca
Berlin Tageblatt+ 1928 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight · 0-1
Start of the endgame, move 27
The story
Knight against bishop after the exchange of queens 27.♕e5 27…♕xe5. Capablanca's king walks via e6 and f5 to d5, the knight shuttles between c4 and e5. Stockfish sees the position as balanced up to the last move – still the game ended after 48…♘e5+ with a win for Capablanca. Whether Tarrasch 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.