B-616

  In a similar position with dark-squared bishops, a problem of the “too long” defensive diagonal a5-d8 may surface. That is why that position can be won only by applying the method we saw in example 614, which means that the black king when entering the vertical opposition must lag behind by at least two…

GM Vlatko Kovacevic

Vlado Kovacevic is a chess grandmaster and an endgame expert. He very successfully competed on the national team. From 2000 – 2004, he acted as selector of the Croatian Men’s national team. He is also a well-known chess author.