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In case of the passive white rook, mate motifs are not the only source from which Black draws hidden saving possibilities. Perpetual check motifs combined with tying the enemy rook to defend the pawns appear much more often in tournament practice. This happens in situations where the white rook is awkwardly placed in front […]
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Even in the next position (Tero 1944), the existence of a pawn does not bring Black any relief.
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The rook and pawn usually draw easily against the rook and the bishop. Only positions in which the black king is in an unenviable position and when the pawn interferes with his own pieces in achieving a theoretical draw position, are critical. When Black has or can achieve one of the basic draw positions, […]
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With non-edge pawns, White usually wins easily. There is only one exceptional situation with b(g) -pawn in which Black can avoid defeat due to passive bishop’s position. The next position occurred in the game Sax-Kovačević V., Sarajevo 1982.
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We see a more complex case in Hasek’s study from 1929.
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The winning chances are higher when, in a similar position, the knight defends the pawn from behind because there is a possibility of its sacrifice to enable the pawn promotion. If the pawn has not moved too far, then Black again easily draws with a simultaneous attack with his king on the enemy pawn […]
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For the end of this chapter there is an interesting study by Y. Averbakh from 1981.
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When, in a similar position, White has an edge pawn and Black has g-pawn, position is a draw if Black has a “fianchettoed” bishop. Very instructive is the ending, which occurred with reversed colors in the game Murey-Ftačnik, New York 1987.
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The same winning motif with a coordinated attack of the rook and pawn on the opponent’s backward pawn decides even faster when Black has an edge pawn. The next position arose in the game Zueger-Arnason, Randers 1982.
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When, in a similar position, the black pawn is in the starting position, it is crucial whether the king and the bishop cover the surrounding squares in the right way. The next position, which emerged in the game Bolbochan-Maderna, Mar del Plata in 1949, has two significant shortcomings compared to example 391.
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