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Robert James Fischer – Mark E. Taimanov
Candidates qf3 1971 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight · 1-0
Start of the endgame, move 34
The story
More than forty moves of rook and bishop against rook and knight. With 80.♖f6 Fischer offers the exchange of rooks; after 80…♖xf6+ 81.♔xf6 bishop and h-pawn remain against the knight. The tablebase shows: this position was still a draw – only 81…♔e4 loses. After that Fischer escorts the h-pawn with bishop and king to h7.
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.