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José Raúl Capablanca – Saviely Tartakower
New York 1924 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight · 1-0
Start of the endgame, move 27
The story
The most famous example of an active king in a rook endgame. Capablanca lets Black take the pawns on c3 and f4 – in return his king walks via g3, h4 and g5 to f6, where it supports the g-pawn. The rook has stood on the seventh rank since 30.♖h7 and collects c7 and a7. In the end the d-pawn runs: after 52.d6 the game was over.
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.