N-435

  In endings with connected passed pawns a win is possible provided two basic conditions have been fulfilled: a) pawns are quicker and b) they cannot be blocked. A typical position of that kind of ending arose in the game Ribli – Timman, Novi Sad Olympiad, 1990.  …

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.