#01 Fanastic rook ending! (a- and h-pawns versus a-pawn) S Rachels vs D Gurevich, 1989  (B07) Pirc, 100 moves, 1-0 #02 58. Ke6 or Kf6 then Ke5 wins! (a- & h-pawns vs. a-pawn) Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2 #03 Losing is 53...Rg1? (a- and h-pawns versus h-pawn) J Gdanski vs A Graf, 2005  (E08) Catalan, Closed, 86 moves, 1-0 #04 Forgotten rook endgame (a- and h-pawns vs. h-pawn) Bondarevsky vs Keres, 1947  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 105 moves, 1/2-1/2 #05 73.Rxh3+!! draws was missed (a-pawn vs. a- & h-pawns) Timman vs Karpov, 1988  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 69 moves, 0-1 #06 Rook endgame for the ages (a- & h-pawns vs. c-pawn) Carlsen vs Anand, 2013  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 58 moves, 1-0 #07 White missed 46. Kc2! (a- and two h-pawns vs. c-pawn) Carlsen vs Aronian, 2014  (D56) Queen's Gambit Declined, 84 moves, 1/2-1/2 #08 Winning Rook ending 37. Re5! (a- & f-pawns vs. a-pawn) Anand vs Shirov, 2004  (C42) Petrov Defense, 56 moves, 1-0 #09 Black misses draw at move 88 (e- & h-pawns vs h-pawn) Grischuk vs Anand, 2007  (E17) Queen's Indian, 102 moves, 1-0 #10 Zaitsev misses 72...Rg5! -+ (g-pawn vs. a- and g-pawns) Tal vs I A Zaitsev, 1968  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 73 moves, 0-1 #11 Houdini magic 52...Rc1 draws! (c- & g-pawns vs g-pawn) Rublevsky vs Kasparov, 2004  (B30) Sicilian, 57 moves, 1-0 #12 Only 61...Kh6 draws! (e- & g-pawns vs. g-pawn) M Maki-Uuro vs Carlsen, 2002  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 81 moves, 1-0 #13 Only 62. Rd1+ draws! (f-pawn vs. b- and f-pawns) R Baskin vs T Perske, 2018  (C01) French, Exchange, 82 moves, 0-1 #14 Overlooked was 56.Kf2! draws (f- & h-pawns vs. a-pawn) H Sigurvaldason vs P Andrason, 2018  (B50) Sicilian, 60 moves, 0-1 #15 59. a4/Rb6/Rb7/Rb8/Rc1 draws Ra1 loses (a- vs f- & h-pawns) Kramnik vs A Beliavsky, 1993  (A28) English, 81 moves, 0-1 #16 Books Say Draw, But... (e- and f-pawns versus f-pawn) N Dzagnidze vs N Zhukova, 2008  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 72 moves, 1-0 #17 Only 60. Rg4 draws! (c-pawn vs. c- & d-pawns) Levenfish vs P Johner, 1911  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2 #18 Should be an easy draw but... (a- & b-pawns vs. b-pawn) B Derakhshani vs R Norinkeviciute, 2018  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 108 moves, 1-0 #19 Black has to walk a tightrope (a- & b-pawns vs. b-pawn) Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2018  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 94 moves, 1/2-1/2 #20 Should be an easy win but... (a-pawn vs. a- & b-pawns) L Tipary vs Bronstein, 1949  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 100 moves, 1/2-1/2 #21 53...Rb1 or Rb4 draws 5:4 --> 2:1|| (f- & g- vs h-pawn) J Yu vs S Foisor, 2018  (B10) Caro-Kann, 72 moves, 1-0 #22 Cutoff Black king 64. Rf6 wins! (f- & g-pawns vs h-pawn) Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1947  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 115 moves, 1/2-1/2 #23 Excellent chances to draw (g- & h-pawns versus f-pawn) Aronian vs Carlsen, 2014  (E15) Queen's Indian, 85 moves, 1/2-1/2 #24 65...Rg6?? 66. Rh8+! 2:1|| --> 2:0|| (g- & h- vs. f-pawn) I Gaponenko vs R Sheldon, 2002  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 69 moves, 1-0 #25 106. Ra4? loses 3:4|| --> 1:2|| (g-pawn vs e- & f-pawns) T Duong vs Yermolinsky, 2007  (D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 124 moves, 0-1 #26 79. Kf3? 2:3 --> 1:2|| (h-pawn vs. f- & g-pawns) A Vaisser vs S Djuric, 1985  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 80 moves, 1/2-1/2 #27 Good technique to draw (h-pawn versus f- & g-pawns) Gelfand vs Karpov, 1992  (E12) Queen's Indian, 90 moves, 1/2-1/2 #28 Block passed pawn with your King! (h- vs. f- & g-pawns) Carlsen vs Aronian, 2009  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 93 moves, 0-1 #29 Good winning chances (f- & g-pawns vs. a-pawn) H Raja vs G Aradhya, 2018  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2 #30 77...Kf4 draws! (a- & b-pawns vs. g-pawn) Larsen vs Portisch, 1977  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 86 moves, 1-0 #31 46. Kg2 loses but Ke2 draws! (b- & g- vs. b- & f-pawns) I Khairullin vs E Inarkiev, 2006  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 64 moves, 0-1 #32 60. Rb1! or Kg6 draws (double f-pawns vs. a- & f-pawns) F Hand vs J Radovanovic, 2017  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 81 moves, 0-1 #33 Theoretical draw but... (g- & f-pawns vs a- & g-pawns) Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1851  (C42) Petrov Defense, 65 moves, 1-0 #34 52. f4! draws (b- & f-pawns vs. a- & b-pawns) M Saralegui vs S Foisor, 2018  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 0-1 #35 Draw with 57...Rc5! (c- & h-pawns vs. f- & h-pawns) Kasparov vs Anand, 2003  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 62 moves, 1-0 #36 Bad move 55...Rxf2? (b- & h-pawns vs. f- & h-pawns) Portisch vs Petrosian, 1974  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 66 moves, 1-0 #37 53. Ke3! draws/Kd3? loses (a- & f-versus f- & g-pawns) Y Solodovnichenko vs J Moussard, 2018  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 109 moves, 0-1 #38 Tough ending, both sides have connected passed pawns P Maghsoodloo vs V Moiseenko, 2018  (A04) Reti Opening, 61 moves, 1-0 #39 52. Rd4! wins, both sides have connected passed pawns Keres vs Alekhine, 1938  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2 #40 The $64 question - Keep or trade queens into a rook ending? Aronian vs Kramnik, 2018  (C11) French, 66 moves, 1-0 #41 41...Rxa2 42. Rxb6 Kxh5 = (c- & d- versus f- & h-pawns) Portisch vs J Pinter, 1981  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 52 moves, 1-0 #50 Romanovsky drawing zone (Rook & a-pawn versus Rook) M Brodsky vs I Khmelnitsky, 1989  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 61 moves, 0-1 #51 Black misses that 73 ... Kg6! is the only move that draws. Aronian vs Carlsen, 2006  (E15) Queen's Indian, 74 moves, 1-0 43 games