P-195

  When passed pawns are separated they can be stopped by the enemy king only if their common square has not yet reached the eighth rank. If each side has passed pawns whose common square includes the eighth rank, the side with faster pawns will win. This position, with colours reversed, arose in the game…

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.