Do you trade the rook?

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Avatar of alexsuper1987

Nice endgame in which you must take a choice!

Avatar of SmyslovFan

Opposite colored Bs makes this a harder choice. the two protected passers are probably worth a piece. The general rule is don't trade unless you see a win. So, the question is whether Black can win that endgame. 

In blitz, I'd trade down cos I know the defense is extremely difficult. I don't know for sure though whether White had a way to draw this.

Avatar of SmyslovFan

Here's an example of how White could have made things harder. I'm not sure Black's winning there:





Avatar of sampatiago

Thanks for sharing this, I got most moves wrong but learned a lot from it