B-621

  In a similar position with dark-squared bishops, the weaker side cannot save the game by getting to the front of the pawn since the promotion square is of the same colour as the bishop’s. Salvation is then possible only if the black is king sufficiently near to be able to seize the vertical opposition…

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.