Endgames from Miami (1) | ChessBase
The ever-relevant rook endgames
Pragg the technician
Despite being so young, Pragg is already a very strong endgame technician. In this ending against Anish Giri, he immediately chose a technical solution when he got a chance.
Aronian fails to find a win amid a pawn race
Rook endings have a large drawish tendency, but races are different, as demonstrated by this position seen in a game between Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Levon Aronian.
Le’s missed chance
Le Quang Liem had two extra pawns in a rook endgame against Aronian, but in this particular setup, precision is needed until the very end. How would you continue with White here?
The winning idea was 73.Ra8, improving the rook. Le’s 73.Kc5 gave Black a key tempo, and Aronian found the one reply that held the draw: 73…Rc2+
Find this game’s full analysis plus three more instructive endgames in the replayer below!
