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Learn · master endgames · Won from an equal position

José Raúl Capablanca – Dawid Janowski

San Sebastian 1911 · Queen and knight vs. queen and knight · 1-0

Start of the endgame: José Raúl Capablanca – Dawid Janowski – White: Ka2, Qc2, Na4, a3, b6; Black: Kg8, Qe1, Ne5, h3, c4, a5, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

Start of the endgame, move 55

The story

For a long time the queen endgame is balanced – Stockfish shows 0.00. Then 59…g6: the value jumps to more than +6. Capablanca takes with 60.♕xh3+ and drives the black king across the board check after check: 62.♕f6+, 63.♕f7+, 64.♕f8+, 65.♕h8+.

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.