Learn · master endgames · Won from an equal position
Valery Salov – Anatoly Karpov
Alma-Ata m1 1995 · Queen and knight vs. queen and knight · 0-1
Start of the endgame, move 29
The story
Queen and knight on both sides, mistakes on both sides: 31.♘f3 and 33.♕c7 give Black a clear advantage, 33…♘e4 gives almost all of it back – but 34.♕xa7 decides. Karpov takes pawns with 34…♕xf2 and 36…♕xe3, then queen, pawn and knight attack the king: 38…g3+, 39…♘f2+, 40…♘xh3+.
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.