Author: Dieter Buerssner
Date: 13:33:28 04/27/02
Inspired, by Pavel's post (http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?226413) and the following loss of my engine, I searched for pawnless endgames with more than 3 pieces. I do not have any big databases. I used 2600.pgn from Dann Corbit, and wrote some code to find those endgames (perhaps chess database programs can do this, I have no idea). Perhaps some of you find it also interesting. Some notes: twice there was KRBKBN, both times the stronger side won. Karpov-Kasparov: BNN could not win vs. R. They played more than 50 moves without capture/pawn move. Bareev-Milos: The game ended in draw, in a position where white has a forced mate. If I am not mistaken, there was no position that has the 6-men Nalimov TB available (however KRBKBN positions can be looked up through the Web at a page by Ken Thompson) I handled pawnless positions, that have only one minor piece advantage or less (and not B-pair vs. N) as rather drawish. This is correct for all the positions with 3 pieces. But I think, I must to come to the conclusion, that with more pieces, a minor piece advantage, and perhaps even R vs. minor piece, is often enough to win. Also, thanks to Dan Anderson for his comment. Regards, Dieter [Event "Bor"] [Site "Bordeaux FRA"] [Date "1986.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rogers, Ian"] [Black "Nikolic, Predrag"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2645"] [ECO "C19"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Nbc6 8. a4 Qa5 9. Bd2 Bd7 10. Bb5 c4 11. O-O Nb8 12. Qb1 Qc7 13. Qb4 Nbc6 14. Qc5 b6 15. Qa3 O-O 16. Rfe1 a6 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 Ng6 19. h4 f6 20. exf6 gxf6 21. h5 Nh8 22. Rxe6 fxg5 23. Ne5 Be8 24. Re7 Qb8 25. Ng4 Nf7 26. Nf6+ Kg7 27. Nxd5 Bc6 28. Nc7 Kg8 29. d5 Ra7 30. Ne6 Rxe7 31. Qxe7 Re8 32. Qf6 Qe5 33. Qxe5 Nxe5 34. dxc6 Rxe6 35. c7 Re8 36. Rd1 Nf7 37. Rd4 b5 38. axb5 axb5 39. Rd5 Rc8 40. Rc5 Kf8 41. Kh2 h6 42. Kg3 Nd6 43. Kg4 Ke7 44. f4 gxf4 45. Kxf4 Kd7 46. g4 Rf8+ 47. Ke5 Rf2 48. c8=Q+ Nxc8 49. Rxb5 Nd6 50. Rd5 Re2+ 51. Kf6 Rxc2 52. g5 hxg5 53. h6 Rxc3 54. h7 Rh3 55. Kg7 Kc6 56. Re5 c3 57. Rxg5 c2 58. Rg1 Nf5+ 59. Kg8 Ne7+ 60. Kg7 Rg3+ 61. Rxg3 c1=Q 62. h8=Q Qb2+ 63. Kh7 Qh2+ 64. Kg7 Nf5+ 65. Kf6 Qxh8+ 66. Kxf5 Qh7+ 67. Kg5 Kd5 68. Kg4 Ke4 69. Ra3 Qd7+ 70. Kh5 Kf4 0-1 [Event "Interpolis"] [Site "Tilburg NED"] [Date "1987.09.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Nikolic, Predrag"] [Black "Korchnoi, Viktor L"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2615"] [ECO "E15"] [Result "1-0"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nc3 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Rad1 Na6 14. Qb1 Re8 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Rxe2 19. Rf5 Qc3 20. Nd4 Rb2 21. Qe4 Rd8 22. Nc6 Rf8 23. Ne5 Nc7 24. Qc6 Rxa2 25. Nd7 Bd4 26. Nxf8 Qxc6 27. Bxc6 Kxf8 28. Kg2 g6 29. Rf3 Rd2 30. Be4 Ke7 31. h4 Bc5 32. Bd3 h5 33. Re1+ Kd8 34. Bc4 f5 35. Bf7 Rd6 36. Re2 Kd7 37. Rc3 Rf6 38. Bc4 Kc6 39. Rc1 f4 40. f3 fxg3 41. Kxg3 b5 42. Bd3 Kb6 43. Be4 Ne6 44. Rec2 Bd6+ 45. Kg2 Nc5 46. Rd1 Be7 47. Bd5 Rd6 48. Kg3 Bd8 49. Re2 Bc7 50. Kg2 Bd8 51. Re8 a4 52. bxa4 bxa4 53. Kg3 Ka5 54. Ree1 Bf6 55. Bf7 Rxd1 56. Rxd1 a3 57. f4 Kb4 58. Re1 Nb3 59. Re4+ Nd4 60. Kh3 Kc3 61. Re8 Kd2 62. Ra8 Ne2 63. Rxa3 Nxf4+ 64. Kg3 Ne2+ 65. Kf3 Nc3 66. Bxg6 Bxh4 67. Rb3 Bf6 68. Rb2+ Ke1 69. Bxh5 Bd4 70. Rb8 Kd2 71. Bg6 Kc1 72. Rb3 Bg7 73. Ke3 Bf6 74. Kd3 Nd5 75. Be4 Nc3 76. Bf5 Nd5 77. Rb5 Nc3 78. Rb6 Bh8 79. Bh7 Na2 80. Bg8 Nc3 81. Rh6 Be5 82. Rh5 Bf6 83. Rh2 Be5 84. Rg2 Bh8 85. Rc2+ Kb1 86. Bh7 Na2 87. Kd2 Ka1 88. Rc8 Bd4 89. Kc2 1-0 [Event "Tilburg"] [Site "Tilburg NED"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Karpow, Anatoly"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "E97"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. Rb1 Nd7 11. a3 f5 12. b4 Kh8 13. f3 Ng8 14. Qc2 Ngf6 15. Nb5 axb4 16. axb4 Nh5 17. g3 Ndf6 18. c5 Bd7 19. Rb3 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Nh5 21. f4 exf4 22. c6 bxc6 23. dxc6 Nxg3 24. Rxg3 fxg3 25. cxd7 g2 26. Rf3 Qxd7 27. Bb2 fxe4 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. Bxg7+ Qxg7 30. Qxe4 Qf6 31. Nf3 Qf4 32. Qe7 Rf7 33. Qe6 Rf6 34. Qe8+ Rf8 35. Qe7 Rf7 36. Qe6 Rf6 37. Qb3 g5 38. Nxc7 g4 39. Nd5 Qc1+ 40. Qd1 Qxd1+ 41. Bxd1 Rf5 42. Ne3 Rf4 43. Ne1 Rxb4 44. Bxg4 h5 45. Bf3 d5 46. N3xg2 h4 47. Nd3 Ra4 48. Ngf4 Kg7 49. Kg2 Kf6 50. Bxd5 Ra5 51. Bc6 Ra6 52. Bb7 Ra3 53. Be4 Ra4 54. Bd5 Ra5 55. Bc6 Ra6 56. Bf3 Kg5 57. Bb7 Ra1 58. Bc8 Ra4 59. Kf3 Rc4 60. Bd7 Kf6 61. Kg4 Rd4 62. Bc6 Rd8 63. Kxh4 Rg8 64. Be4 Rg1 65. Nh5+ Ke6 66. Ng3 Kf6 67. Kg4 Ra1 68. Bd5 Ra5 69. Bf3 Ra1 70. Kf4 Ke6 71. Nc5+ Kd6 72. Nge4+ Ke7 73. Ke5 Rf1 74. Bg4 Rg1 75. Be6 Re1 76. Bc8 Rc1 77. Kd4 Rd1+ 78. Nd3 Kf7 79. Ke3 Ra1 80. Kf4 Ke7 81. Nb4 Rc1 82. Nd5+ Kf7 83. Bd7 Rf1+ 84. Ke5 Ra1 85. Ng5+ Kg6 86. Nf3 Kg7 87. Bg4 Kg6 88. Nf4+ Kg7 89. Nd4 Re1+ 90. Kf5 Rc1 91. Be2 Re1 92. Bh5 Ra1 93. Nfe6+ Kh6 94. Be8 Ra8 95. Bc6 Ra1 96. Kf6 Kh7 97. Ng5+ Kh8 98. Nde6 Ra6 99. Be8 Ra8 100. Bh5 Ra1 101. Bg6 Rf1+ 102. Ke7 Ra1 103. Nf7+ Kg8 104. Nh6+ Kh8 105. Nf5 Ra7+ 106. Kf6 Ra1 107. Ne3 Re1 108. Nd5 Rg1 109. Bf5 Rf1 110. Ndf4 Ra1 111. Ng6+ Kg8 112. Ne7+ Kh8 113. Ng5 Ra6+ 114. Kf7 Rf6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE (37) 1990-1993"] [Site "Linares cm sf"] [Date "1992.04.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [WhiteElo "2660"] [BlackElo "2755"] [ECO "B12"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nge7 9. a3 Be4 10. Nbd2 Nf5 11. b4 Qb6 12. Bb2 Be7 13. Re1 Rd8 14. Bf1 a5 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Rxe4 axb4 17. axb4 Bxb4 18. Rb1 Qa5 19. h4 O-O 20. Bd3 Rd7 21. Rf4 g6 22. h5 Be7 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Be4 Ng7 25. Rg4 Rfd8 26. Qc1 Nf5 27. Bc3 Qc7 28. Qb2 Nfxd4 29. Nxd4 Rxd4 30. Bxd4 Rxd4 31. Bf3 Rxg4 32. Bxg4 Nxe5 33. Qxb7 Qc2 34. Bd1 Qd3 35. Bf3 Bf6 36. Qe4 Qc3 37. Be2 Kg7 38. g3 Qc5 39. Kg2 Nc6 40. Rb7 Nd4 41. Bd3 Qh5 42. Rd7 Nf5 43. Qxe6 Nh6 44. Bc4 Qe5 45. Qxe5 Bxe5 46. Kf3 Kf8 47. Ke4 Bf6 48. Rd5 Be7 49. f4 Ng4 50. Ra5 Nh6 51. Kf3 f5 52. Ra7 Ng4 53. Be6 Nh6 54. Rc7 Ng4 55. Rb7 Nh6 56. Ke3 Ng4+ 57. Kd4 Nf6 58. Rb8+ Kg7 59. Rb7 Kf8 60. Bd5 Nh5 61. Ke5 Bf6+ 62. Ke6 Bd4 63. Bf3 Nxg3 64. Rd7 Bc3 65. Rd3 Bb2 66. Rd2 Bc1 67. Rd1 Bxf4 68. Kf6 Bc7 69. Rd7 Ba5 70. Bc6 Nh5+ 71. Kxg6 Nf4+ 72. Kxf5 Ne2 73. Bf3 Ke8 74. Rd5 Ng3+ 75. Ke6 Bc7 76. Rd7 1-0 [Event "PCA (02) 1993-1995"] [Site "Groningen ct"] [Date "1993.12.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hodgson, Julian M"] [Black "Huebner, Robert"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2630"] [ECO "D17"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 e6 7. Nxf5 exf5 8. e3 Bd6 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. Qf3 g6 11. h3 Bb4 12. O-O Nbd7 13. g4 fxg4 14. hxg4 h5 15. gxh5 Nxh5 16. Qg2 Kg7 17. Ne4 Qh4 18. b3 Rae8 19. Ng5 Be7 20. Nf3 Qe4 21. Ne5 Qxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Nb6 23. a5 Nxc4 24. bxc4 f6 25. Nd3 Rf7 26. Ba3 Bd8 27. Bd6 g5 28. Rfb1 Kg6 29. Nc5 b6 30. axb6 axb6 31. Nd3 Ng7 32. Ra6 Nf5 33. Bg3 Rh7 34. c5 bxc5 35. Nxc5 Bc7 36. Bxc7 Rxc7 37. Rbb6 Ne7 38. e4 Kf7 39. d5 cxd5 40. Rxf6+ Kg8 41. Ne6 Rc4 42. Nxg5 dxe4 43. Rfe6 e3 44. Ne4 exf2 45. Nf6+ Kf7 46. Nxe8 Kxe8 47. Ra7 Rg4+ 48. Kxf2 Rg7 49. Kf3 Kf8 50. Ke4 Ng8 51. Re8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "olm"] [Site "Erevan ARM"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Akopian, Vladimir E"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2630"] [ECO "D48"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 c4 12. Bc2 Qc7 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Nd4 Nc5 15. Be3 O-O-O 16. Qe2 e5 17. Nf3 Ne6 18. Rad1 Bd6 19. a4 Nd4 20. Bxd4 exd4 21. Nxd4 Bxh2+ 22. Kh1 Qf4 23. g3 Bxg3 24. fxg3 Qxg3 25. Nf5 Qe5 26. Qh2 Qxh2+ 27. Kxh2 Kb8 28. axb5 axb5 29. Nxb5 Nxe4 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Nfd4 Nd6 32. Nc3 Re8 33. Rf2 h5 34. Re2 Rxe2+ 35. Ndxe2 g5 36. Nd4 h4 37. Bd1 Nf7 38. Nf5 Ne5 39. Ne3 Bc8 40. Be2 Be6 41. Ne4 g4 42. Nc5 g3+ 43. Kg1 Bg8 44. Nf5 Kc7 45. Nxh4 Kb6 46. Na4+ Ka5 47. Nc3 Kb4 48. Nf5 Kb3 49. Nd1 Nc6 50. Kg2 Be6 51. Nfe3 Nd4 52. Bh5 c3 53. bxc3 Nb5 54. c4 Bxc4 55. Kxg3 Nc3 56. Nf2 Nd5 57. Nf5 Nf6 58. Bd1+ Kb4 59. Ne3 Kc5 60. Bc2 Kd4 61. Kf3 Bd5+ 62. Ke2 Bc4+ 63. Kd2 Be6 64. Bg6 Nd5 65. Nc2+ Ke5 66. Nd3+ Kf6 67. Be4 Ne7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod RUS"] [Date "1997.06.13"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Bareev, Evgeny I"] [WhiteElo "2825"] [BlackElo "2665"] [ECO "C11"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Qd2 Bxd4 10. Bxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qb6 12. Qxb6 Nxb6 13. a4 Ke7 14. a5 Nd7 15. Kd2 g5 16. g3 gxf4 17. gxf4 f6 18. Rg1 fxe5 19. Bh3 exf4 20. Rae1 Nf8 21. Nxd5+ Kd6 22. Nxf4 e5 23. Rg3 Bxh3 24. Rd3+ Kc6 25. Rc3+ Kd6 26. Nxh3 Rg8 27. Rd3+ Ke6 28. Nf4+ Kf5 29. Nd5 Rg2+ 30. Kc1 Rf2 31. Rb3 Rb8 32. a6 b5 33. Ne7+ Kf6 34. Nc6 Rb6 35. Nxe5 h5 36. Nd3 Rxh2 37. Nb4 Kg5 38. Rf3 Ng6 39. Rf7 Rh4 40. c3 Rxb4 41. cxb4 Rxa6 42. Rg1+ Kh6 43. Kd2 Rd6+ 44. Ke3 a6 45. Ke4 Nh8 46. Ra7 Ng6 47. Ra1 Rd2 48. R7xa6 Rxb2 49. Kf5 Rf2+ 50. Ke6 Rf4 51. Rb1 h4 52. Rb6 h3 53. Rxb5 h2 54. Rh1 Rh4 55. Kd6 Nf4 56. Rf5 Nh5 57. Rf2 Rxb4 58. Rfxh2 Rb5 59. Ra2 Kg6 60. Ra6 Nf4 61. Ke7+ Kg5 62. Rg1+ Kh4 63. Ra4 Rf5 64. Rg8 Kh3 65. Ra3+ Kh2 66. Ra2+ Kh3 67. Rd2 Re5+ 68. Kf6 Re3 69. Kf5 Ne2 70. Rb2 Kh2 71. Rg7 Re8 72. Rg6 Re3 73. Re6 1-0 [Event "ICC OZ.COM Qualifier m play off g5+5"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2000.03.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Kempinski, Robert"] [Black "Wojtkiewicz, Alexander"] [WhiteElo "2851"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D37"] [Result "1-0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 c6 8. O-O Nh5 9. Be5 g6 10. Rc1 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Nf6 12. Qd3 Bd6 13. f4 Qe7 14. e4 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5+ 16. Kh1 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Rd8 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Qf3 Bd4 20. b4 Bd7 21. Qxb7 Bxe5 22. fxe5 Qxe5 23. Bf3 Be8 24. Qxa8 Rxa8 25. Bxa8 Qb8 26. Bf3 Qxb4 27. c5 Bb5 28. Rfd1 Ba4 29. Re1 Qf4 30. c6 Qc7 31. h3 Kg7 32. Re2 h5 33. Rb2 g5 34. Rc4 Qe5 35. Rb1 g4 36. hxg4 Bxc6 37. Bxc6 Qe2 38. Rbc1 hxg4 39. Re4 Qd2 40. Rxg4+ Kf8 41. Rf1 Qh6+ 42. Kg1 Qe3+ 43. Kh2 Qh6+ 44. Kg3 Qe3+ 45. Rf3 Qe5+ 46. Rgf4 f5 47. Kh2 Qh8+ 48. Kg1 Qa1+ 49. Rf1 Qxa2 50. g4 Qa3 51. Bg2 Qe3+ 52. Kh1 Ke7 53. gxf5 exf5 54. Rxf5 Qh6+ 55. Kg1 Qe3+ 56. Kh2 Qh6+ 57. Bh3 Qd2+ 58. R1f2 Qd6+ 59. Kg2 Qc6+ 60. R5f3 a5 61. Re2+ Kd8 62. Kf2 Qc5+ 63. Rfe3 a4 64. Rd2+ Kc7 65. Be6 Kb6 66. Bd5 Qf8+ 67. Ke2 Qh8 68. Bf3 Qh2+ 69. Kd3 Qd6+ 70. Kc2 Qc5+ 71. Rc3 Qf5+ 72. Kb2 Qf6 73. Rdc2 Kb5 74. Kb1 Kb4 75. Rc4+ Ka5 76. Rc5+ Kb4 77. R5c4+ Ka5 78. Bc6 a3 79. Ka2 Qe6 80. Ba4 Qe3 81. Bb3 Qg3 82. Rc8 Kb4 83. R8c4+ Ka5 84. Rc6 Kb4 85. R2c4+ Ka5 86. Kxa3 1-0 [Event "FIDE World Cup KO"] [Site "Shenyang CHN"] [Date "2000.09.10"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Bareev, Evgeny I"] [Black "Milos, Gilberto"] [WhiteElo "2702"] [BlackElo "2633"] [ECO "A21"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 e5 4. Bg2 d6 5. d3 f5 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Rb1 h6 9. b4 g5 10. Nd2 Nc6 11. e3 a6 12. a3 Be6 13. Bb2 Qd7 14. Nd5 Rae8 15. Qc2 f4 16. exf4 gxf4 17. Nxf6+ Rxf6 18. b5 axb5 19. cxb5 Nd8 20. d4 Bh3 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Ne4 Rf7 23. Rbd1 Qf5 24. f3 fxg3 25. hxg3 Bxg2 26. Qxg2 b6 27. f4 exf4 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Qb2+ Qe5 30. Qxe5+ Rxe5 31. Rxd8 Rxe4 32. Rxf4 Rexf4 33. gxf4 Rxf4 34. Rd7+ Rf7 35. Rd4 Kf6 36. Rc4 Ke5 37. Rc6 h5 38. Kg2 Kd4 39. a4 Rh7 40. Kh3 h4 41. Rc1 Kd5 42. Rc6 Kd4 43. Rc1 Ke5 44. Re1+ Kd6 45. Rc1 Rh8 46. Rc6+ Kd7 47. Rc4 Rh6 48. Rd4+ Kc8 49. Rc4 Kb7 50. Rf4 c5 51. Rf7+ Kc8 52. Rg7 Rd6 53. Kxh4 Rd4+ 54. Kg3 Rxa4 55. Rg6 Kc7 56. Rg7+ Kd6 57. Rg6+ Kd5 58. Rxb6 Re4 59. Rb8 Kc4 60. Kf3 Re7 61. Kf4 Kb4 62. Kf5 c4 63. b6 c3 64. Rc8 Kb3 65. Rc7 Re8 66. b7 Rb8 67. Ke4 c2 68. Kd5 Rd8+ 69. Ke6 Kb2 70. Rc8 c1=Q 71. b8=Q+ 1/2-1/2
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