P-173

Much more resilient are positions where one of the black pawns is still on its initial square. Yet, White, generally always wins, albeit in some cases top-level technique is required. This position – with colours reversed – arose in the game Alburt – Kasparov, USSR, 1978 ) . The former World Champion discovered in his analyses two different ways of winning the game despite Black having the 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.