g15713: E. 1.0
Black to move after 65. Rxf3
 click for larger viewA very rare and unusual ending - R + R + N versus R + R
with no pawns on the board.
Chess user <QueensideCastler: White mates in 94 after 65. ♖xf3 according Lomonosov Tablebases.> Syzygy concurs that the position is a tablebase win for White. Syzygy 'https://syzygy-tables.info/?fen=8%2... Game continued:
65...Ke6 66. Ra6+ Ke7 67. Re3+ Kd7 68. Rf6 Rg8 69. Nd3 Kc8 70. Nb4 Rcg7 71. Ree6 Rh8 72. Ra6 Rb7 E. 1.1
White to move
 click for larger viewSyzygy 'https://syzygy-tables.info/?fen=2k4... Syzygy sample line for White to win quicker:
73. Ka4 Rbh7 74. Nc6 Rh1 75. Na7+ Kd7 76. Rad6+ Kc7 77. Nb5+ Kb1 78. Ka5 Ra1+ 79. Kb6 Ka8 80. Nc7+ Kb8 81. Rf2 Rb1+ 82. Nb5 Rbh1 83. Rb2 R8h6 84. Kc6 Rxd6+ 85. Nxd6+ Ka8 E. 1.2
Shredder - White to move wins with
86. Ra2+ or Rc2 or Re2 or Rf2 or Rg2
 click for larger viewNormally, R + N versus R is a draw but with the Black king in the corner... Syzygy 'https://syzygy-tables.info/?fen=k7/... Going back to diagram E. 1.1
Game continued:
73. Ra8+ Rb8 74. Rc6+ Kb7 75. Ra5 Rh3+ 76. Kc2 Rh2+ 77. Kd3 Rd8+ 78. Ke3 Rh3+ 79. Ke2 Rh2+ 80. Kf3 Rh3+ 81. Kg4 Rh7 82. Rb5+ Ka8 83. Nd5 Rg8+ 84. Kf4 Rh4+ 85. Ke3 Rh3+ 86. Kd4 Ra3 87. Kc5 Ra1 E. 1.3
White to move
 click for larger viewSyzygy 'https://syzygy-tables.info/?fen=k5r... Syzygy - White still wins with 88. Kd4 or Kc4
Instead White played 88. Nb6+ which only draws according to Syzygy Game continued:
88. Nb6+ Ka7 89. Nd5 Rc1+ 90. Kd6 Rg6+ 91. Kd7 Rcxc6 92. Ne7 Rgd6+ 93. Ke8 Rc7 94. Kf7 Rd1 95. Re5 Rdd7 96. Kf6 Rxe7 1/2-1/2 |