WCC Round 14 Endgame

In the final round of the World Chess Championship, Ding blundered in a critical position. This post analyzes the endgame and demonstrates how to *easily* hold the draw.I'll be analyzing the position where Ding played the tragic Rf2??

First let's see what happens after a rook trade.

Now let's analyze the position after a bishop trade.

And the only way to make progress with the rooks and bishops on the board is to block the 4th rank.
You can't do it with the bishop on e4, as it's a draw after the trade, and you cant do it with the rook, as it's also a draw.

Last trick is to defent the f5 pawn with the rook, and cross the 4th rank with the bishop on c4 avoiding the trade.

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