R-577

  In the endings with connected pawns and one passed pawn, we distinguish two important cases – when the other pawn is blocked and when he is “half passed”. In positions with a blocked second pawn, the most common outcome is a draw since White cannot win by advancing his passed pawn, nor can he…

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.