RMP-594
Due to the poor position of the rook and the pawn, which prevents it from activating, Black loses in the next study (Sehwers 1909).
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Tag: Pawn on 3rd (6th) Rank
RMP-585
White easily realizes the advantage even when his king is cut off from the pawn, although due to the “wrong” bishop he is not allowed to exchange the rook when the black king is close to the saving corner. We see an example of the proper conduct of the action in the following position, […]
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RMP-321
White is also saved with the help of stalemate in the next study (V. Kiwi 1937).
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RMP-320
The following two studies once again testify to the inexhaustible beauty of the game of chess. In a study by V. Platov and M. Platov from 1907, White miraculously finds salvation in a really difficult position.
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RMP-319
In a similar position with a very distant king (V. Kiwi 1945) stalemating traps are much more dangerous, so Black must show supreme mastery in realizing the advantage.
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RMP-313B
Black to move can’t win because he can’t kick his opponent out of the opposition while holding his rook in “prison”.
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RMP-313A
The greater the distance between the pawns, the better the chances of a draw because Black cannot control both pawns with the king at the same time. This fact is especially evident in N. Minev’s study composed in 1986.
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RMP-311
There was a bit more excitement in the next ending, which was created with reversed colors in the game Gligoric-Browne, USA 1972.
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RMP-308
When Black has an edge pawn and a “wrong” bishop, victory is only possible if the other pawn can break through to the promotion square. We see an effective example of a passed pawn breaking into a promotion in a study by G. Mattison published in 1914.
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RMP-301
In some rare situations with a far advanced passed pawn, the win is achieved by completely passivating the rook, so that the play unfolds as in a pawn ending. We see such a case in a 1972 study by D. Gurgenidze.
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