RMP-588
Sometimes, with the awkward position of white pieces, Black has a chance of salvation if he can attack an undefended pawn. A wonderful study on the subject was compiled by Fritz in 1940.
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Tag: Pawn on 5th (4th) Rank
RMP-584
In similar positions, it is much easier to win if the edge pawn didn’t cross the sixth rank. We see an instructive example of the realization of the advantage in the following position, which occurred with reversed colors in the game Tarrasch-Capablanca, St. Petersburg 1914.
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RMP-581
3.4. Rook and Bishop against Rook, with pawns The presence of pawns in these endgames fundamentally changes the balance of power. The weaker side, with the help of pawn (s), usually easily eliminates mating threats, while the stronger side, with the help of pawn (s), achieves its offensive goals much more easily. We will […]
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RMP-534
When the pawn is close to the promotion square, mating motifs appear. An unusual plot emerges in N. Minev’s 1986 “study with a mistake.”
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RMP-531
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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RMP-317
c) Doubled Pawns In endgames with doubled pawns, the chances of Black to win are minimal, and they only appear when the pawns are far advanced and the opposing king does not manage to stand in front of them. Then, with the advance of a more advanced pawn, a rook can be won, but […]
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RMP-315
When the opposing king is not in front of the pawns, then Black usually wins easily by advancing them. One exceptional situation with pawns quite far from the promotion squares is seen in the beautiful 1908 Platov brothers study.
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RMP-309
Sometimes the awkward piece position can provide an opportunity for unexpected salvation. We see an effective stalemate defense in the following study (Daniel 1908).
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RMP-305
Only in exceptional situations, when the pawns have not moved far, can rook stop them even without the king’s help. We see one such position in V. Hortov’s 1962 study.
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RMP-299B
Black to move wins as he unstoppably advances both pawns to the second rank.
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