RMP-198
The ending of the game Keene-D. Roos, Berlin 1980. is also very instructive. White could virtuously achieve victory.
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Tag: Isolated Pawn
MP-1221
5.12.2. The knight superior to the bishop 1221. Out of all endgames with the knight superior to the bishop, most interesting is the position with the lone central pawn, which can arise from several openings. The evaluation of the following position was heatedly debated for quite some time, until the legendary game between Flohr […]
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R-224
An even more incredible turnover was presented by L. Prokes in a study published in 1924. In a seemingly dead drawn position, Black to move wins!
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R-223
When in a similar position the opponent’s king is already in front of the pawn, winning should be a matter of pure technique. But sometimes the diminished activity of the pieces can result in incredible reversals. One such situation was presented by G. Gzeban and A. Tshensovski in a study published in 1964.
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R-184
Of endings with three connected and one isolated pawn against sole rook, very sensitive are those with connected pawns still far away from promotion squares. When enemy king cannot penetrate in front of connected pawns in time, the side with the pawns has to assess is it justified to activate king and play for […]
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R-183
Major problems arise when the king cannot go in front of connected pawns in time . In that case, win is possible even if pawns are far from promotion squares. A nice example of realization of positional advantage is the ending of the game Kasparov-Ye, Olympiad, Bled 2002.
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R-182
When king supports his three connected pawns, draw is possible only if enemy king can go in front of them in time. Critical case is the ending of game Vorotnikov-Arbakov, Moscow 1990.
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R-181
When connected pawn form a chain protecting each other, then isolated pawn plays more important role, especially if it has king’s support. Instructive case occur in the game Zapata-Garcia, Havana 2001.
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R-180
When pawns are far from the promotion square, then the most often outcome is a draw. If the king stands near his isolated pawn, then rook draws easily by stopping, blocking and capturing connected pawns. Namely, if it is not far advanced, isolated pawn is not a real threat. Next position happened in a […]
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R-179
If in similar positions Black can prevent rook transfer to the first rank with a tempo, then it is possible to win even with a very distant isolated pawn. Beautiful study on the theme was composed by Benak in 1991. We will investigate it with reversed colors! Black to move wins because he can […]
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