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47h RB vs BB 24 games, 1924-2022 47i_RB:BN 38 games, 1936-2024 47j_RN:BB 14 games, 1936-2022 47j_RN:BN 7 games, 1968-2024 47j_RN:NN 1 game, 2010 47k_RB:R (no pawns) Endgame Explorer: RB vs R 42.3% wins Endgame Explorer: RB vs R 57.5% draw Endgame Explorer: RB vs R http://chess24.com/en/live/video/kr... (Kramnik vs L Bruzon Batista, 2015) YT-search: https://www.youtube.com/results?sea... "In Basic Chess Endings Reuben Fine declared the “general case” of rook and bishop against rook to be “a draw.” But there is wide misunderstanding of what a book draw means. A prominent chess historian, for example, wrote that when R+B-versus-R occurred in the 1908 Lasker-Tarrasch world championship match it was a “dead drawn” position but “Tarrasch continued to play on for 50 moves despite having no chance to win.” Nonsense. The guy with the bishop always has chances. The ending is “drawable” but that means the defender must play good moves. In Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1908, White has to find an “only” move, <124. Rf8!>. Instead, he played 124. Rd8?? with the idea of 125. Rd3+. Black replied 124. ... Re3!, which threatens 125. ... Bh3+ 126. Kg1 Re1 mate. White defended with the 125. Rg8 pin. But then came 125. ... Re7 126. Rg5 Rh7!, threatening mate in one. White resigned after 127. Ke1 Rd7 because he saw ... Rd1 mate coming up. At no point was there a “dead draw,” just a hard position in which a draw would result if White found the right moves. In the world of book theory, the difficulty of the defense is irrelevant. A drawable position is simply “a draw.” But in the real world, we use terms like “dead draw” only about positions in which it is easy to find the right moves. Long before there were tablebases, a Swedish publisher asked Yefim Geller to write the definitive analysis of rook+ bishop-versus-rook. After a year and a half, Geller gave up. He said it was impossible to exhaust all the possibilities. But in his research Geller found that most games with rook+bishop-versus-rook ended in victories, not draws. " - GM Andy Soltis in Chess Life — August 2010, p.12 55 games, 1908-2024 47l_RN:R (no pawns) Conclusion on ♖♘:♖ endgames: Of course the ending is drawish, but still some advices are good enough for the defending side: < 1. Try to pin the knight. < 2. Avoid corner the king. < 3. Little time left never helps ... < 4. Study this survey! >>>> If you do all of these, you will always get the maximum from your position, no matter if you have the knight or not! ♖ + ♘ = = = ♖ = = = ♖ + ♘ = = = ♖ = = = ♖ + ♘ = = = ♖ = = = Endgame Explorer: RN vs R 10% wins Endgame Explorer: RN vs R 90% draw Endgame Explorer: RN vs R instructive: http://de.chessbase.com/post/schutz... ♖ + ♘ = = = ♖ = = = ♖ + ♘ = = = ♖ = = = ♖ + ♘ = = = ♖ = = = N Buksa vs S Guramishvili, 2017 <White played 126. Kxe3 the correct move was 126.Ke1 Black cannot take on a2. Stalemate.> Worth a diagram click for larger view ♖ + ♘ = = = ♖ = = = ♖ + ♘ = = = ♖ = = = ♖ + ♘ = = = ♖ = = = http://susanpolgar.blogspot.de/2008... ♖ + ♘ = = = ♖ = = = ♖ + ♘ = = = ♖ = = = ♖ + ♘ = = = ♖ = = = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawnl... 33 games, 1927-2024 47m B+N checkmate (no pawns) mate technique you must know (or not) 208 games: Endgame Explorer: BN vs K http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop... Ytube vids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3E... , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur3... , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWw... (by GM Huschenbeth), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWZ... (Deletang three triangle method) , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFF... (Ushe's fail) https://www.chess.com/blog/robbie_1... = = = Grischuk blitzing it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG3... related game: [Event "Piterenka Blitz 2012"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2012.12.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2764"] [ECO "C03"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6 4.c3 e5 5.dxe5 dxe4 6.Qe2 Bf5 7.Nxe4 Qd5 8.Ng3 Bg6 9.Nh3 O-O-O 10.Nf4 Qxe5 11.Qxe5 Nxe5 12.Be2 Nf6 13.O-O Bc5 14.Nxg6 hxg6 15.Bg5 Bb6 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Rad1 f5 18.Rxd8+ Rxd8 19.Rd1 Rxd1+ 20.Bxd1 Nd3 21.Kf1 Kd8 22.b4 Nxf2 23.Bb3 Ke7 24.Ke2 Ng4 25.h3 Ne5 26.Nf1 f4 27.Nd2 f5 28.Nc4 Nd7 29.h4 Nf6 30.Ne5 Ne4 31.Nxg6+ Kf6 32.Nxf4 Nxc3+ 33.Kd3 Ne4 34.a4 c6 35.Bc4 Bc7 36.Ne2 Bd6 37.b5 Nc5+ 38.Kc2 Nxa4 39.bxc6 bxc6 40.Nd4 c5 41.Nc6 Nb6 42.Be2 Nd5 43.Nxa7 Ne3+ 44.Kd2 Nxg2 45.h5 Kg5 46.Nb5 Be5 47.Na3 Nf4 48.Bf3 Nxh5 49.Nc4 Bd4 50.Nd6 Nf6 51.Ke2 Kf4 52.Bb7 Be5 53.Nc4 Ne4 54.Bc8 Bd4 55.Bd7 Nf6 56.Bc8 Ne4 57.Bd7 Ng3+ 58.Kd3 Kf3 59.Nd6 f4 60.Bc6+ Kf2 61.Nb7 Nf5 62.Ke4 Ne7 63.Ba4 Kg3 64.Bd1 Ng6 65.Kd5 Ne7+ 66.Kc4 Nf5 67.Bh5 Ne3+ 68.Kd3 f3 69.Nd6 f2 70.Be2 Kg2 71.Ke4 f1=Q 72.Bxf1+ Kxf1 73.Nb7 Ke2 74.Nxc5 Bxc5 75.Ke5 Kd3 76.Ke6 Ke4 77.Kd7 Kd5 78.Kc7 Nc4 79.Kb7 Bb6 80.Ka6 Kc5 81.Kb7 Kb5 82.Kb8 Kc6 83.Ka8 Ne3 84.Kb8 Nd5 85.Ka8 Nc7+ 86.Kb8 Bc5 87.Kc8 Ba7 88.Kd8 Nd5 89.Kc8 Ne7+ 90.Kd8 Kd6 91.Ke8 Ke6 92.Kd8 Bb6+ 93.Ke8 Nf5 94.Kf8 Bc7 95.Ke8 Ng7+ 96.Kf8 Kf6 97.Kg8 Kg6 98.Kf8 Bd6+ 99.Kg8 Nf5 100.Kh8 Be7 101.Kg8 Nh6+ 0-1 17 games, 1949-2024 47w_RR:3minor 6 games, 1936-2017 48a_ QUEEN endgames - all the single Ladies Variability is one of the virtues of a ♕. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good ♕ you are sure to have a spiritual harem. ♕ - ♕ - ♕ - ♕ - ♕ - ♕ - ♕ - ♕ - ♕ - ♕ - ♕ - ♕ - ♕ In queen endgames the main principles are slightly different from other endings. And, to be precise, though material advantage (for example a pawn) naturally has great significance, <much more important is a <passed pawn>>. Thus the main principles can be placed in the following order: <a) Passed pawns <b) Activity (approach) of the king <c) Activity of the queen <d) Combinational exploitation of various factores < ♕ < ♕ < ♕ > ♕ > ♕ > ♕ > ♕ > ♕ > ♕ > Alexander Beliavsky + Adrian Mikhalchishin in <Winning Endgame Strategy> Kramnik vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2011 Pachman vs Gligoric, 1947 g♙ = = = = = O T H E R S = = = = = Game Collection: Geza Maroczy plays Queen endings Game Collection: Queen Endgames 414 games, 1858-2023 48b_Q+N endgames 81 games, 1890-2022 48c_Q+B : Q+N ♕+♗ : ♕+♘ Which side is stronger? 86 games, 1925-2018 48d2 QB- opp.col. 40 games, 1908-2018 48d_QB= endgames 31 games, 1910-2018 48e2_QR vs QN plus pawns 4 games, 1858-2018 48e_QR vs QB + pawns 87 games, 1889-2021 48f QR vs QN plus pawns 20 games, 1921-2019 48f2_QR:QNN 4 games, 1930-1997 48g QR vs QBB 9 games, 1914-2014 48h QQ:QQ (4 Queens)/or more May a ♔ live well-enough and long-enough, to leave many joyful ♕♕widows behind him. recommended: Game Collection: Upside Down Rooks: Games with 4 or More Queens Game Collection: polygamy or what's an extra Q among friends? Bigamy is having one ♕ too many, monogamy is the same. Bildlich gesprochen: http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot... ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ The following games have been posted by User: PhilFeeley: A game not here yet, but should be: Milyaeva, Nina (1949) - Bezgodova, Maria (1936) [C24] Rudenko Mem/St Petersburg (5) 2005 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Ne2 Be6 6. O-O Nc6 7. a3 Qd7 8. Ng3 O-O-O 9. Bd2 f6 10. b4 Nf4 11. Bb5 Qd5 12. Bxf4 Qxb5 13. Nc3 Qb6 14. Be3 Nd4 15. Nge4 Qc6 16. Qd2 h5 17. Rfb1 h4 18. h3 Bxh3 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. gxh3 dxc3 21. Qxc3 Qe6 22. Kg2 Rh5 23. Re1 f5 24. Nc5 Rg5+ 25. Kf1 Qc6 26. Re3 f4 27. Re4 f3 28. Qc4 Bxc5 29. bxc5 Rxc5 30. Qf7 Rxc2 31. Qxf3 Qd5 32. Qg4+ Kb8 33. Rd1 g5 34. d4 Rf8 35. f3 Rc3 36. Kg1 b6 37. Rf1 Qf5 38. Re8+ Kb7 39. Rxf8 Qxf8 40. Qxg5 Rc2 41. Qxh4 Qxa3 42. Qe4+ Rc6 43. d5 Rd6 44. h4 a5 45. Rd1 b5 46. Rd3 Qc1+ 47. Kf2 b4 48. h5 Qh6 49. Qg4 Rb6 50. f4 b3 51. Qf3 b2 52. d6+ c6 53. d7 b1=Q 54. d8=Q Rb2+ 55. Rd2 Rxd2+ 56. Qxd2 Qb6+ 57. Kg3 Qg1+ 58. Kh3 Qb6 59. Qd7+ Ka8 60. Qe8+ Ka7 61. Qg6 Qh8 62. h6 Qc8+ 63. f5 Qc5 64. h7 Q8f8 65. Kg4 Qc4+ 66. Kh5 Qe7 67. f6 Qe5+ 68. Kh6 Qh4+ 69. Kg7 Qc7+ 70. Kh8 Qd8+ 71. Qg8 Qd6 72. Qg7+ Kb6 73. f7 Qhe7 74. f8=Q Qxg7+ 75. Kxg7 Qe5+ 76. Q8f6 1-0 Position after 74. f8=Q: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/fen?... ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ Sano, Tomu (2102) - Nadig, Kruttika (2241) [B92] Kuala Lumpur op/Kuala Lumpur (5) 2008 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. f3 Be6 11. Be3 b5 12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Na5 15. Qd2 Nxb3 16. cxb3 Qa5 17. Bc4 Nd7 18. Rfc1 f5 19. Be2 Kh8 20. Rc6 Nf6 21. Rd1 Rfb8 22. Qd3 e4 23. fxe4 fxe4 24. Qc4 Qd8 25. Rxa6 Rxa6 26. Qxa6 Rc8 27. Bc4 Ng4 28. Bd4 Bf6 29. Bxf6 Nxf6 30. Qa7 Rc5 31. Qb7 Ng4 32. Re1 h6 33. Qf7 Ne5 34. Qf1 Nxc4 35. bxc4 Qe8 36. b3 Qe5 37. Qe2 Qc3 38. Qxe4 Rc8 39. Qe3 Qc2 40. h3 Rf8 41. Qe7 Qf2 42. Qe3 Qb2 43. Qg3 Qf6 44. Kh2 Rd8 45. Re6 Qb2 46. Rxd6 Rxd6 47. Qxd6 Qxb3 48. c5 Qc3 49. c6 b3 50. c7 Kh7 51. Qf4 Qc2 52. d6 b2 53. d7 b1=Q 54. c8=Q Qcd1 55. d8=Q Qg1+ 56. Kg3 Qbe1+ 57. Kf3 Qgf2+ 58. Kg4 Qxg2+ 59. Qg3 Qgxg3+ 0-1 Position after 59. Qg3: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/fen?... ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ Barroso, Ernesto (2440) - Puertas, Diego (2230) [A00] Valladolid ch Ascenso a Primera/Valladolid (3) 1992 1. h4 a5 2. g4 b5 3. d4 d5 4. f4 e6 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. b3 Ne7 7. e3 c6 8. Bb2 Nd7 9. Nbd2 c5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Qe2 Ba6 12. Qg2 b4 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. O-O Qb6 15. Rfe1 O-O 16. a4 Rc8 17. Rac1 f6 18. Kh2 Nc6 19. Nd4 e5 20. Nxc6 Rxc6 21. Kh1 exf4 22. Qxd5+ Kf8 23. exf4 Bxf4 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Qxe4 Re6 26. Qxe6 Qxe6 27. Rxe6 Rxe6 28. Rf1 Be5 29. Bxe5 Rxe5 30. Kg2 Re2+ 31. Rf2 Rxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Ke7 33. Ke3 Ke6 34. Kd4 g6 35. Kc5 Ke5 36. Kb5 Kf4 37. Kxa5 Kxg4 38. Kxb4 Kxh4 39. Kc5 Kg3 40. Kd6 Kf2 41. Kd7 Ke2 42. c4 h5 43. b4 g5 44. Kd6 f5 45. Kd7 h4 46. c5 f4 47. b5 g4 48. a5 h3 49. b6 f3 50. c6 h2 51. a6 g3 52. a7 g2 53. b7 f2 54. c7 h1=Q 55. a8=Q g1=Q 56. b8=Q f1=Q 57. c8=Q Qxa8 58. Qxa8 Qg4+ 59. Kc7 Qxc8+ 60. Qxc8 Qc1+ 61. Kd8 Qxc8+ 62. Kxc8 1/2-1/2 Position after move 57: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/fen?... ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ Ruecker, Benjamin (2403) - Schumacher, Dennis (2062) [A15] Hessen-ch U18/Marburg (9) 2000 1. c4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. a4 d5 7. a5 dxc4 8. a6 c3 9. axb7 cxb2 10. bxa8=Q bxa1=Q 11. d4 a5 12. d5 a4 13. d6 a3 14. dxc7 a2 15. cxb8=Q axb1=Q 16. Kh1 1/2-1/2 ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ Schwetlick, Thomas (2227) - Mantwill, Reiner (1797) [C92] GER chT8 LH-01 Br4 email/GER email 2009 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd4 Qb6 20. Nf5 Ne5 21. Rg3 g6 22. Nf3 Ned3 23. Be3 Qd8 24. Nxh6+ Bxh6 25. Bxh6 Qf6 26. Bxd3 Nxd3 27. Re2 b4 28. Bg5 Qg7 29. Rg4 Nxb2 30. Qc2 Ba6 31. e5 dxe5 32. d6 c3 33. Re3 Reb8 34. Nxe5 b3 35. Qe4 Bb7 36. Qf4 Ra4 37. Qg3 Nc4 38. Rxc4 Ra1+ 39. Kh2 b2 40. Rb4 c2 41. Rxb7 b1=Q 42. Rxb8+ Qxb8 43. Rc3 f6 44. d7 fxg5 45. Rc8+ Kh7 46. d8=Q c1=Q 47. Rxc1 Qxd8 48. Rxa1 Qd4 49. Ra5 Qf4 50. Nf3 Qxg3+ 51. fxg3 g4 52. Ng5+ Kh6 53. h4 Qd4 54. Ra8 Qb6 55. Rf8 Kg7 56. Rf7+ Kg8 57. Rf4 Qa7 58. Rxg4 Qd7 59. Rf4 Qd6 60. Nh3 Qd7 61. Rc4 Qf5 62. Rc6 Kf7 63. Rd6 Qe5 64. Rd2 Qa5 65. Rd4 Qc5 66. Rg4 Kg7 67. Nf4 Kh7 68. Rg5 Qb6 69. Nxg6 Kh6 70. Ne5 Kh7 71. h5 Qe3 72. Nf3 Qe2 73. g4 Qe7 74. Kg3 Qd8 75. Re5 Kg7 76. g5 Qc7 77. Kh4 Qf7 78. h6+ Kh7 79. Re4 Qc7 80. g3 Qd7 81. Rf4 1-0 Position after 46...c1=Q: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/fen?... ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ Lamorelle, Julien (2342) - Tran, Tuan Minh (2295) [C18] Budapest FS IM/Budapest (8) 2011 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Bd2 b6 8. Qg4 g6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bd3 c4 11. Be2 Ba4 12. Kd1 Nc6 13. h4 h5 14. Qf3 O-O-O 15. Bg5 Rd7 16. Nh3 Kb7 17. Qf4 Rh7 18. Kd2 Nce7 19. f3 Nc6 20. g4 Na5 21. Bf6 Nxf6 22. Qxf6 Qc8 23. Ng5 Rh8 24. gxh5 gxh5 25. f4 Qe8 26. f5 Re7 27. Raf1 Ka6 28. fxe6 fxe6 29. Nf7 Rg8 30. Bxh5 Bxc2 31. Kxc2 Qa4+ 32. Kd2 Qxa3 33. Ng5 Qb2+ 34. Ke3 Qxc3+ 35. Kf4 Qxd4+ 36. Kg3 Rgg7 37. Kh3 c3 38. Nxe6 Rxe6 39. Be2+ Nc4 40. Bxc4+ Qxc4 41. Qxg7 c2 42. Qg4 d4 43. Qe4 Rc6 44. Ra1+ Kb5 45. Rhf1 d3 46. Qe3 Qc3 47. e6 d2 48. Rf5+ Kb4 49. Rf4+ Kb3 50. Rf3 c1=Q 51. e7 d1=Q 52. e8=Q Qxf3+ 0-1 Position after 58. e8=Q: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/fen?... ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ - ♕♕♕♕ Arnaudov, Petar G (2442) - Moser, Eva (2436) [A80] Max Gutmann Memorial/Augsburg (5) 2013 1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 g5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bg3 d6 6. h4 g4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Ne2 e5 9. Bb5 Qe7 10. c4 Bd7 11. Nbc3 Bg7 12. d5 Nd8 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. Qc2 O-O 15. e4 f4 16. Bh2 Nh5 17. O-O-O Nf7 18. f3 g3 19. Bg1 Qe7 20. Kb1 Bf6 21. Nc1 Nh8 22. b4 Ng6 23. c5 Nxh4 24. Nb3 b6 25. Rc1 Ng7 26. Nb5 h5 27. a4 Qd7 28. Qe2 Rfc8 29. a5 bxc5 30. bxc5 a6 31. c6 Qe7 32. Na7 Rcb8 33. Ka2 Rb4 34. Rxh4 Bxh4 35. Rc4 Rbb8 36. Ra4 Bf6 37. Qxa6 h4 38. Qb7 Qf7 39. a6 h3 40. gxh3 Qh5 41. Nb5 Ne8 42. Nxc7 Nxc7 43. Qxc7 Qxf3 44. Bb6 Qg2+ 45. Ka3 Qxh3 46. a7 Re8 47. Qb7 f3 48. Bc7 f2 49. Bb8 f1=Q 50. Qxa8 g2 51. Qb7 g1=Q 52. a8=Q Qc5+ 53. Qb4 Qa1+ 0-1 Position after 52. a8=Q: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/fen?... 31 games, 1896-2025

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