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How to win a K+Q vs K+R endgame?
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Thanks, Freecat!
It's complicated, I would advise picking a different ending to add to your repertoire before tackling this one!
against a properly set up defence (and not when black is already lost like in the video) it's technically almost impossible for a human to win against best play (engine) but in a practical situation a bit of tactical sharpness should allow you to check and check until your opponent makes a mistake.
plutonia wrote:
against a properly set up defence (and not when black is already lost like in the video) it's technically almost impossible for a human to win against best play (engine) but in a practical situation a bit of tactical sharpness should allow you to check and check until your opponent makes a mistake.
So when played perfectly by both sides, it's a draw?
VULPES_VULPES wrote:
plutonia wrote:
against a properly set up defence (and not when black is already lost like in the video) it's technically almost impossible for a human to win against best play (engine) but in a practical situation a bit of tactical sharpness should allow you to check and check until your opponent makes a mistake.
So when played perfectly by both sides, it's a draw?
its a win, except in rare circumstances its a draw...
Man i saw grandmaster endgames you have no idea what they see, its phenomenal. You really wonder how those guys can ever lose a game.
VULPES_VULPES wrote:
plutonia wrote:
against a properly set up defence (and not when black is already lost like in the video) it's technically almost impossible for a human to win against best play (engine) but in a practical situation a bit of tactical sharpness should allow you to check and check until your opponent makes a mistake.
So when played perfectly by both sides, it's a draw?
No, played perfectly by both side the Queen wins within 31 moves.
However the method to crack the so called third-rank defence is counterintuitive and hard to learn. It would take a ton of time and effort for us to learn to win this against an engine, and it's not that useful to practice because in a practical situation I think we can count on a blunder by our human opponent.
Hello, chess.commers!
I've read about it a little bit, but I'm noe quite certain how to win a K+Q vs K+R endgame (without pawns), where you have the queen. I know there is a certain method. Can anyone teach me?