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Endgame Evaluation: Rook vs. Bishop Pair

The only possibility would be with mate threats, but this is not the case
man, what can I say. I was getting mildly excited from the tittle,because I was expecting a super hard endgame to evaluate...
If you remove all the white pawns except the d-pawn guess what , it's a win for the bishops
If you remove all the white pawns except the a-pawn(meaning white does not even have a free pawn yet) , it's a win for the bishops
If you give black an extra knight, let's say at f8 it's a win for the bishops
If you replace the rook with a queen and let the white King be somewhere safer , lets say pawn at g3 instead og g2 and Kg2, its a win for the bishops.
Now, what the evaluation of the initially suggested position could be I wonder...
"Chess bishops are not to be trifled with". D.B.
I dont think u can remove the pawns except the d pawn and win,
this position seems a loss for white
lichess.org/editor/6k1/p1r3pp/5p2/3P4/8/4BB2/8/5K2_b_-_-
Stockfish gives -0.73 after 45 seconds
and even with two pawns and the d pawn it does not seem that easy
lichess.org/editor/6k1/p5pp/5p2/3P4/8/4BB1P/2r3P1/5K2_w_-_-
stockfish only gives 1.69 advantage after a minute of analysis
Ive put black to move
and if you are an amateur chess player its even harder
check the link Ive put above
en.lichess.org/BLMSSB6c/white#105
It took me 53 moves to checkmate black so its not that obvious.

yeah..... I was thinking that the black rook at endgame would reign supreme, but having the bishop pair pretty much neutralizes the rook. Having 2 passed pawns is just the icing on the cake.

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