N-349A

  With the b-pawn on the sixth rank White’s prospects of winning are much lesser since the knight’s defence capability increases by getting away from the rim. It should be noted right from the start that the passive defence with the king on the back rank is not good since the lack of manoeuvring room…

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.