R-711

  There are far greater problems in realizing the advantage when a distant passed pawn is stopped on the sixth rank and the black rook defends the last link of his pawn chain. We see the critical position, in which White must display supreme mastery, in the game Mac Grillen-Formanek (London 1973)….

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.