RMP-264B
Black to move draws because he is not in zugzwang and can prevent the opponent’s king from coming to f7.
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Category: R+P vs B
RMP-264A
When in a similar position the bishop “holds” the pawn, then the king must be constantly in the “shadow” of the opponent. A very beautiful study on the subject was compiled by A. Troicki in 1898.
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RMP-263
When in a similar position the white king is far away and cannot create mating threats by the pawn sacrifice, Black easily draws by keeping the bishop in his “shadow”. The next position occurred in the game Soucup-Bardon, played in 1953.
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RMP-262B
White to move wins by not allowing the bishop to enter the “saving square of the six”.
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RMP-262A
From the positions with the edge pawn and the rook in front of it, the following study (Isenegger 1950) attracts attention. The assessment of the position depends on who is on the move. Black to move draws easily, hiding the bishop in the “shadow” of his or the opponent’s king, so that white cannot […]
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RMP-261
In a similar position with the b-pawn, Black loses because there is not enough space on the left flank to force the rook to leave the eighth rank (V. Kovačević 2004).
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RMP-260
In a similar position with the c-pawn on the fifth row, black easily draws because White does not have enough space on the left flank for the king to break through in front of the pawn (V. Kovačević 2004).
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RMP-259
When, in a similar position, a pawn is on the fifth rank, this row more is sufficient for a study-like victory, provided that the pawn is not on the “fatal” c (f) -file (V. Kovačević 2004).
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RMP-258
Next we will consider positions with a cut off king in which the rook occupies an unfavorable position in front of the pawn. Considering that in the endgames with a pawn which has not far advanced and a rook behind the pawn, the easiest way for White to win is just to switch the […]
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RMP-257B
Black to move draws by not allowing the rook to move to the g-file with a tempo.
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