06 Nov 06
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Originally posted by uzless71.Ra8 looks much better for white than the move he played. It's the first move that really jumped out at me as awful, I could be wrong, but it seems like such a logical move - rooks belong behind pawns in the endgame. I think that's a drawn endgame too.
Game 2632567
maybe i was too timid? (suggest starting at move 40)
06 Nov 06
White need to get his king in front of the pawn, which he did, and then his rook on the same rank as his king, thus preventing checks from the side. For example, 70. Ra2 would have drawn. The rook would then only leave this rank if to check the Black king backwards, before going back to the 2nd rank again.
10 Nov 06
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Originally posted by uzlessI had won a long Rook + a-pawn vs. Rook ending on BrainKing.com, which you can examine starting here:
Game 2632567
maybe i was too timid? (suggest starting at move 40)
http://brainking.com/en/ArchivedGame?g=1712182&i=92
I poured over Dvoretsky's Endgame manual looking for examples of how to squeeze out this often difficult win, and in the process of discovery, became much sharper on Rook and Pawn endings.
I scored 5.5 out of 6.0 in this tournament, where the lowest rated player was 2318
http://brainking.com/en/Tournaments?tri=25294#5
Are you looking for a strategical overview on how to play your b-pawn ending, or a move-by-move analysis?