Understanding Rook vs. Minor Piece Endgames by Karsten Müller

Author:Karsten Müller
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Russell Enterprises, Inc.

55.f5? 55.Rb5 Bc2 56.f5 Ke7 57.g5+– 55…Ke7? 55…Bc2 56.Rh7+ Kc6 57.Kd4 Bf4 58.Ra7 Kd6 59.Ra2 Be5+ 60.Ke3 Bb3 61.Ra6+ Kc5 62.g5 Bc2 63.f6 Bg6 64.Ra7 Kd5=

And Black’s blockade holds. 56.Rh7+? After 56.Rh1 Bc2 57.Rc1 White has a long win – see below. 56…Kf8? 56…Kf6 57.Rh6+ Ke5 58.Re6+ Kd5 59.Re8 Bc2 60.f6 Bg6 61.Rg8 Bf7 62.Rg7 Ke6 63.g5 Be5= 57.Rd7 Be7 58.Kf4 Bc2 59.g5 Bb3 60.Kg4 60.f6? runs into 60…Bxf6 61.gxf6 Ba2= and Black has the famous del Rio fortress; see 02.04. 60…Ba4 61.Rd4 Bc2 61…Bb3!? was worth trying as 62.f6? (62.Kh5+–) 62…Be6+ 63.Kh4 runs into 63…Bc5 64.Rd3 Kf7 65.Kh5 Bf5= 62.f6 Now this advance wins as White can take back with the rook later. 62…Bxf6 62…Bc5 63.Rc4 Bd1+ 64.Kf5+– 63.Rf4 Bd1+ 64.Kh4 Kg7 65.Rxf6 Be2 66.Kg3 Bd3 67.Kf4 Bb1 68.Rd6 Bc2 69.Kg4 Be4 70.Rd4 Bc2 71.Rd7+ Kg6 72.Rd6+ Kg7 73.Kh5 1-0

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