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104 endgame positions that stood on the board in at least two of our games – the same men, the same side to move. Exactly one move wins or holds, says the tablebase; some found it, others did not (272 games). How would you have played?

On the board in 15 games

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White to move holds the draw – White: Kf2; Black: Kg4, f48a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

The only move: ♔g2

All 104 positions

  1. White to move holds the draw – White: Kf2; Black: Kg4, f48a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h 15 games · 1984–2021Milan Drasko – John T. H. Van der Wiel14 of 15 found the move
  2. Black to move holds the draw – White: Kf5, Re8, f6; Black: Kh7, Ra11h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 8 games · 1928–2003Saviely Tartakower – Rudolf Spielmann7 of 8 found the move
  3. White to move wins – White: Kf5, g4; Black: Kg78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h 7 games · 1998–2018Jozsef Pinter – Kiril Georgiev5 of 7 found the move
  4. White to move holds the draw – White: Kf8, Nh6; Black: Ke6, Rh78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h 6 games · 1870–2006Gustav Richard Neumann – Wilhelm Steinitz5 of 6 found the move
  5. Black to move holds the draw – White: Kf7, Re1, f6; Black: Kh6, Ra81h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 6 games · 1947–2015Svetozar Gligoric – Vasily Smyslov5 of 6 found the move
  6. White to move wins – White: Kd6, Ra7, Bd5; Black: Kf8, Rd18a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h 5 games · 1994–2006Julian M. Hodgson – John T. H. Van der Wiel4 of 5 found the move
  7. Black to move wins – White: Kg2; Black: Kf4, g61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 5 games · 1992–2002Cristobal Valiente – Hernan Salazar Jacob4 of 5 found the move
  8. Black to move holds the draw – White: Kd3, Ra2; Black: Kc1, Na31h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 5 games · 1993–2022Kaveh Honari – Zlatko Ilincic4 of 5 found the move
  9. White to move holds the draw – White: Ke8, Nf8; Black: Kd6, Ra78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h 4 games · 1934–2014Immo Fuss – Ernst Gruenfeld3 of 4 found the move
  10. Black to move wins – White: Kd1, Rf8; Black: Kf3, Ra2, Bf41h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 4 games · 1995–2001Rolf Schreuder – Michele Godena3 of 4 found the move
  11. White to move wins – White: Kf7, Re7, f6; Black: Kh7, Ra68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h 4 games · 1929–2016José Raúl Capablanca – Vera Menchik3 of 4 found the move
  12. Black to move holds the draw – White: Kf4, g4, h5; Black: Ke6, h61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 4 games · 1993–1999Yuri Zimmerman – Mario Horvath3 of 4 found the move
  13. White to move holds the draw – White: Kf3, h3; Black: Kf5, h4, g58a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h 4 games · 1994–2002Nicolai Vesterbaek Pedersen – Poul Rewitz3 of 4 found the move
  14. White to move holds the draw – White: Ke1, Rf8; Black: Kf3, Ra2, Bf48a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h 3 games · 1995–2001Rolf Schreuder – Michele Godena0 of 3 found the move
  15. Black to move holds the draw – White: Kf6, Ra7, Bf5; Black: Ke8, Rf21h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 3 games · 2003–2020Vladimir Baklan – Giuseppe Valenti1 of 3 found the move
  16. Black to move holds the draw – White: Kf8, Re8, f5; Black: Kh7, Ra71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 3 games · 1963–2003Egon Ditt – Ludwig Sr Rellstab1 of 3 found the move
  17. Black to move holds the draw – White: Kf5, h4, f6; Black: Kf7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 3 games · 1943–1986Moshe Czerniak – Benito H. Villegas1 of 3 found the move
  18. Black to move wins – White: Kh2, Ra2; Black: Kf2, Re3, f31h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 3 games · 1979–2001Georgios Alexopoulos – Jordan N. Grigorov1 of 3 found the move
  19. Black to move holds the draw – White: Ke7, Rd6, e6; Black: Kg7, Ra81h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 3 games · 1983–2014Paul Van der Sterren – Marinus Kuijf1 of 3 found the move
  20. White to move holds the draw – White: Kf1, Rf8; Black: Kf3, Ra2, f48a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h 3 games · 1944–1998Juan Traian Iliesco – Herman Pilnik2 of 3 found the move
  21. Black to move holds the draw – White: Kh6, Rb7, g6; Black: Kg8, Ra61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 3 games · 1985–1999Ralf Lau – Marc Santo Roman2 of 3 found the move
  22. White to move holds the draw – White: Kg7, f7; Black: Ke5, Qd78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h 3 games · 1892–1999Adolf Albin – Curt Von Bardeleben2 of 3 found the move
  23. Black to move holds the draw – White: Ke5, f5, h5; Black: Kf7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 3 games · 1968–1999Zbigniew Jamroz – Gyorgy Szilagyi2 of 3 found the move
  24. White to move holds the draw – White: Ke3, h3; Black: Kd6, g5, h58a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h 3 games · 1996–2004Nenad Ristic – Dragan Paunovic2 of 3 found the move
  25. Black to move wins – White: Kh6, Ra5; Black: Kf4, Rg1, Be41h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 3 games · 1991–2015Frank Roeder – Joseph G. Gallagher2 of 3 found the move
  26. White to move holds the draw – White: Kb2, Rf2; Black: Kb4, Rb3, Bd38a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h 3 games · 1995–2004Heikki M. J. Westerinen – Helgi Ass Gretarsson2 of 3 found the move
  27. Black to move wins – White: Kc8, c7; Black: Ke4, Qd41h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 2 games · 1991–1999Peter Vavrak – Maximo Lugo Sanchez0 of 2 found the move
  28. Black to move holds the draw – White: Kd8, Qd7, a7; Black: Kh8, Qc51h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 2 games · 2001–2015Alexander Graf – Fabian Doettling0 of 2 found the move
  29. Black to move holds the draw – White: Ke7, Rd8, e5; Black: Kg7, Rb61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 2 games · 1994–2003Tatiana Stepovaia Dianchenko – Gulnar Salakhova0 of 2 found the move
  30. White to move holds the draw – White: Kc1, Rd8; Black: Kc4, Rh2, Bd48a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h 2 games · 2014–2021Sergei Movsesian – Wang Hao0 of 2 found the move
  31. Black to move holds the draw – White: Kf6, Ra7, Bf5; Black: Ke8, Rf11h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 2 games · 1986–1993Mark Hebden – Eugene Martinovsky0 of 2 found the move
  32. White to move wins – White: Kf8, Re8, f5; Black: Kh6, Ra78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h 2 games · 1963–2003Egon Ditt – Ludwig Sr Rellstab0 of 2 found the move
  33. White to move wins – White: Kg5, Ra7, g4; Black: Kf8, Rc38a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h 2 games · 1992–2002Ornett J. Stork – Gerard Welling0 of 2 found the move
  34. Black to move holds the draw – White: Kg5, Re3, g3; Black: Kd6, Rf81h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 2 games · 1991–1997Anselm Wagner – Roman Slobodjan0 of 2 found the move
  35. Black to move holds the draw – White: Kf3, Rf8; Black: Kg1, Ng21h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 2 games · 2000–2006Oleg M. Romanishin – Vlastimil Hort0 of 2 found the move
  36. Black to move holds the draw – White: Kd4, Qh8; Black: Kg5, Rf5, g61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a 2 games · 1994–2005Danilo Milanovic – Hristos Banikas0 of 2 found the move
  37. 2 games · 1992–1997Bernardo Roselli Mailhe – Fernando Bertona0 of 2 found the move
  38. 2 games · 1991–1999Peter Vavrak – Maximo Lugo Sanchez0 of 2 found the move
  39. 2 games · 2006–2019Tomas Petrik – Ivan Šarić0 of 2 found the move
  40. 2 games · 1994–2014Cyril Marcelin – Fabrice Mandon0 of 2 found the move
  41. 2 games · 1972–1979Josef Martin Boey – Svend Hamann0 of 2 found the move
  42. 2 games · 1964–1968Roland Sallay – Levente Lengyel0 of 2 found the move
  43. 2 games · 2002–2006Lenka Ptacnikova – Sigurdur Sigfusson0 of 2 found the move
  44. 2 games · 1990–1996Philippe Couppey – Sandor Farago0 of 2 found the move
  45. 2 games · 1991–1992Niclas Hjelm – Igor Khenkin0 of 2 found the move
  46. 2 games · 1996–1998Evgeni Vasiukov – Alexey Mitenkov0 of 2 found the move
  47. 2 games · 1959–2003Mark Usachyi – B. Korsakov0 of 2 found the move
  48. 2 games · 1990–2002Yochanan Afek – George Rajna0 of 2 found the move
  49. 2 games · 1977–2001Robert Murray Jamieson – Paul Van der Sterren0 of 2 found the move
  50. 2 games · 1982–1998Lars Ake Schneider – Christer Bergstrom1 of 2 found the move
  51. 2 games · 1989–2012Didier Sellos – Alexander Chernin1 of 2 found the move
  52. 2 games · 1991–1995John M. Emms – Andrea Chiaudano1 of 2 found the move
  53. 2 games · 1982–1999Bozidar Ivanovic – Ognjen Cvitan1 of 2 found the move
  54. 2 games · 1968–1997Maximilian Ujtelky – Arthur Dunkelblum1 of 2 found the move
  55. 2 games · 1949–2022David I. Bronstein – Pal C. Benko1 of 2 found the move
  56. 2 games · 1998–2000Boris Golubovic – Oleg M. Romanishin1 of 2 found the move
  57. 2 games · 2012–2014Vasyl Ivanchuk – Anatoly Karpov1 of 2 found the move
  58. 2 games · 1999–2014Karmi Zalkind – Simon Kim Williams1 of 2 found the move
  59. 2 games · 1992–2005Lev Gutman – Stefan Klingelhoefer1 of 2 found the move
  60. 2 games · 2003–2015Julen Luis Arizmendi Martinez – Roberto Costantini1 of 2 found the move
  61. 2 games · 1997–2019Mario Denoth – Boris Golubovic1 of 2 found the move
  62. 2 games · 1939–1988Fracis E. A. Kitto – Jacques Mieses1 of 2 found the move
  63. 2 games · 1964–2006Carlos Enrique Cuartas – Georges Noradounguian1 of 2 found the move
  64. 2 games · 2021Alireza Firouzja – Kirill Shevchenko1 of 2 found the move
  65. 2 games · 1991–2002Ivan Nemet – Ian Rogers1 of 2 found the move
  66. 2 games · 2003–2021Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi – Vyacheslav Ikonnikov1 of 2 found the move
  67. 2 games · 1991–1997Mathias Roeder – Alexander Okrajek1 of 2 found the move
  68. 2 games · 1987–2016Lubomir Ftacnik – Jacob Murey1 of 2 found the move
  69. 2 games · 1908–1957Oldrich Duras – Rudolf Spielmann1 of 2 found the move
  70. 2 games · 1989–2013Hansjuerg Kaenel – Andreas Ostl1 of 2 found the move
  71. 2 games · 1974–1996Gyorgy Szilagyi – Jozsef Pinter1 of 2 found the move
  72. 2 games · 2002–2019Tuomas Nivala – Kalle Kiik1 of 2 found the move
  73. 2 games · 1983–2001Branimir Maksimovic – Spyridon Skembris1 of 2 found the move
  74. 2 games · 1965–2000Lajos Portisch – Ivan Farago1 of 2 found the move
  75. 2 games · 1922–2013Efim Bogoljubow – Imre Koenig1 of 2 found the move
  76. 2 games · 1906–2013Rudolf Spielmann – Georg Salwe1 of 2 found the move
  77. 2 games · 1992–2005Christopher Ward – Karsten Mueller1 of 2 found the move
  78. 2 games · 1987–2017Maia Chiburdanidze – William N. Watson1 of 2 found the move
  79. 2 games · 1979–2006James Edward Tarjan – Bent Larsen1 of 2 found the move
  80. 2 games · 1988–1994Ivan Morovic Fernandez – Boris F. Gulko1 of 2 found the move
  81. 2 games · 1999–2018Aleksandr Poluljahov – Rafal Antoniewski1 of 2 found the move
  82. 2 games · 1937–1990Max Walter – Karel Opocensky1 of 2 found the move
  83. 2 games · 1974–2018Hans Bohm – Roberto Luis Debarnot1 of 2 found the move
  84. 2 games · 2002–2017Klaus Klundt – Helmut Kleissl1 of 2 found the move
  85. 2 games · 1983–2000Ian Rogers – Branimir Zivkovic1 of 2 found the move
  86. 2 games · 1998–2015Michal Konopka – Adegboyega Adebayo1 of 2 found the move
  87. 2 games · 1993–2000Mikhail S. Tseitlin – Igor A. Zaitsev1 of 2 found the move
  88. 2 games · 1979–2017Leonid Yurtaev – Alexander Kochyev1 of 2 found the move
  89. 2 games · 1996–2006Volkhard Igney – Gyozo V. Forintos1 of 2 found the move
  90. 2 games · 1992–2019Milan Mrdja – Nenad Lamza1 of 2 found the move
  91. 2 games · 1984–1993Milan Drasko – John T. H. Van der Wiel1 of 2 found the move
  92. 2 games · 1950–2003Herman Pilnik – Moshe Czerniak1 of 2 found the move
  93. 2 games · 1984–2000Krzysztof Panczyk – Aleksander Sznapik1 of 2 found the move
  94. 2 games · 1992–2000Heikki M. J. Westerinen – Colin Anderson McNab1 of 2 found the move
  95. 2 games · 1991–1992Thomas Welz – Christof Herbrechtsmeier1 of 2 found the move
  96. 2 games · 1991–1992Niclas Hjelm – Igor Khenkin1 of 2 found the move
  97. 2 games · 1889–2015Jacques Mieses – Emanuel Lasker1 of 2 found the move
  98. 2 games · 2000–2005Alex Yermolinsky – Kamil Miton1 of 2 found the move
  99. 2 games · 1997–2003Steffen Pedersen – Jacob Aagaard1 of 2 found the move
  100. 2 games · 1955–2019Herman Pilnik – K. M. Bergsma1 of 2 found the move
  101. 2 games · 1975–2004Ulf Andersson – Nikola Padevsky1 of 2 found the move
  102. 2 games · 1976–2004Larry Melvyn Evans – Andre Lombard1 of 2 found the move
  103. 2 games · 2006–2017Levon Aronian – Magnus Carlsen1 of 2 found the move
  104. 2 games · 1963–1996Jan Hein Donner – Nikolay N. Minev1 of 2 found the move

Data as of 12 November 2026.

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