P-251

We shall conclude the examination of pawn endings with two instructive examples with far-reaching conclusions. The first example arises from the Exchange variation of the Ruy Lopez. The “moral” is that Black should seek his chances in piece-play since the pawn ending is lost by force! The subsequent analyses will confirm what may have been expected due to the doubled black pawns on the c-file and a surplus of the white pawns on the kingside: White to move wins since he is practically a pawn up!

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.