White to move. Can White make progress? How should White continue?
Kopayev 1949, presented by Andreas
8/4P3/R2K4/8/2k5/7p/4r3/8 w – – 0 1
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Important R & P endgame
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(Disclaimer: I’ve tablebased this and know what happens with best play on both sides.)
As a practical matter, I’m curious. What happens in a real game between:
— two grandmasters
— two masters
— two duffers
? (This last question I’m somewhat qualified to address, but I’d like to read others’ assessments of the situation.)
Its always difficult to say, what would happen in a real game. Espacially in an endgame, when the players have not enough time.
I think its a win for white.
1.Ra4+ Kb5 (1… Kc3 2.Ra3+; 1…Kb3 2.Rh4 Rd2+ {2…h2 3. Rh2:} 3.Kc6 Rc2+ 4.Kb6 Re2 5.Rh3:+)
2.Rh4 Rd2+ (2…h2 3. Rh2:)
3.Ke5 Re2+
4.Re4
Tobe
A good ol’ classic Lucena position. Nice.