Learn · master endgames · Won from an equal position
Max Euwe – Rudolf Spielmann
Noordwijk 1938 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight · 1-0
Start of the endgame, move 29
The story
Euwe's a-pawn sets off early – 33.a5, 34.a6 –, and still Stockfish sees the position as balanced for a long time. Until 41…g4: after 42.e5+ and 43.hxg4 White is clearly winning, and the a-pawn reaches the seventh rank with 45.a7.
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.