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rook plus bishop vs rook

20 months ago · Quote · #1
deo

Is the following ending drawn or won? a R + B vs R
20 months ago · Quote · #2
rooperi

Drawn, according to Nalimov. Which doesn't mean some special cases doesn't win
20 months ago · Quote · #3
NM OmarCayenne

Mostly drawn but rather treacherous for the defender. The only time I ever got it in a USCF game, I lost after about 25 or 30 moves.
11 months ago · Quote · #4
elbowgrease

Theoretical draw
11 months ago · Quote · #5
elbowgrease

ALTHOUGH there are some acceptions.You can look at an endgame book
11 months ago · Quote · #6
cofail

It is drawn, I had an interesting game that led to this endgame.

http://blog.chess.com/view/a-mate-in-5-psychology-and-the-endgame

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