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Learn · master endgames · Won from an equal position

Mikhail Botvinnik – José Raúl Capablanca

Moscow 1936 · Queen and rook vs. queen and bishop · 0-1

Start of the endgame: Mikhail Botvinnik – José Raúl Capablanca – White: Kh3, Qd3, Bb2, a3, f3, h4, b5, g5, d6; Black: Kg7, Qb7, Rf7, a4, f4, e6, g6, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

Start of the endgame, move 38

The story

An endgame with mistakes on both sides. After 38…♔f8 Stockfish sees White more than five pawns ahead – but 39.♗f6 gives the advantage back, and after 40.♗e7 the value tips fully towards Black. Capablanca's queen takes the pawns in front of the white king with 43…♕xf3+ and 45…♕xh4+.

The value along the endgame

↑ above: White better ↓ below: Black better

The moves from the start of the endgame

Values: Stockfish 19 at depth 24 with a time limit, for White in pawns; from five men or fewer the verdict of the Syzygy tablebase. A measurement that did not reach the depth does not count.