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stancco

That 20% are those where is possible to capture the rook.

K+Pawn vs K+Rook is also winning in 9.1%

MARattigan
thegreatchessplayerrzz wrote:
EndgameEnthusiast2357 wrote:

King + 2 Bishops + Knight vs King + 1 Rook is a tablebase win but I believe it is extremely hard.

K + 2 Knights + Bishop vs King + 1 Rook is also a win but much harder.

K + 2 Knights + Bishop vs King + 1 Rook is not a win. wikipedia says it is a draw because the defender can simply attack the bishop with the rook and threaten to sac the rook, as 2 knights vs king is a draw

Never believe Wikipaedia. The tablebase says over 20% of positions are won by White. (So don't believe @EndgameEnthusiast2357 either.)

Whether K + 2 Knights + Bishop vs King + 1 Rook is a win depends on where the pieces are.

From the tablebase:

an example of a position where White wins

 
White to move
 

an example of a position where Black wins

 
White to move
 

From me:

a simpler example of a position where Black wins

 
Black to move

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