(291) The ending of rook´s pawn and a bishop which does not control the corner square Vs the adjacent knight´s pawn
On the evening of November 17th 2018 I happened to think about a slightly unusual ending of rook´s pawn and a bishop (which does not control the corner square on which the pawn promotes) Vs knight´s pawn. Although the position is similar to one which arose in the game Timman Vs Mestel, London 1982, which Timman won and also to that which arose in the fifth game of the Korchnoi Vs Karpov, World Championship Match, Baguio City 1978, which Karpov clung on to draw, my machinations soon led me to realise that it was in fact also drawn. Here, by the way, is a game from two men who would later contend The Times 1993 World Championship Match. In the ending that arose at move 93 the position is actually won for the man with the bishop as the doubled knight´s pawn means that, after the defender is compelled to give it away, the resultant position will not be a stalemate - https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070432 The following day I competed in a Rapids event in the t...