The more reduced the material, the more important it is to correctly assess the potential of your own and the enemy pieces. This is particularly true in endgames with unbalanced material. This DVD begins with a discussion of asymmetrical material balances, including
rook against bishop, rook and knight against two bishops, two rooks against rook and bishop, queen and rook against queen and bishop, rook and knight against bishop and knight, rook against two bishops.
Video running time: 8 hours 26 min.
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Solovchuk,A | 2394 | Gritsak,O | 2497 | ½–½ | 2017 | A10 | Nebesna Sotnya Mem Rapid | 11.6 |
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