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CBM Blog: Fortress or Not? + Knight endings

1.6.2011 - Against a bishop the defender can often try to construct a fortress, as it can visit only half the squares of the chessboard, as our resident GM and endgame specialist Karsten Müller demonstrates. The themes of outside passed pawn and zugzwang play a major role in knight endings as well, where, due to the tactical abilities of the knight, great care is often required. Learn and become stronger.
 

Fortress or Not?

Against a bishop the defender can often try to construct a fortress as it can visit only half the squares of the board:

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Knight endings are like pawn endings

The themes outside passed pawn and zugzwang play a major role here as well. But due to the tactical abilities of the knight great care is often required:

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Karsten Müller's CBM Blog: Deceptive Simplicity, Knight Moves

Karsten Müller's CBM Blog: Deceptive Simplicity, Knight Moves

16.5.2011 - Our resident GM endgame expert shows us that even pawn endings with only a few remaining pawns can be quite tricky. In his second example he shows us a tricky pawn ending with rook and knight, one he asks you to try and work out in your mind before you look at the solution. Dr. Müller once again proves that learning can be fun.

CBM Blog: 'Rook endings are always drawn?'

CBM Blog: 'Rook endings are always drawn?'

14.7.2011 - Well, in a certain sense yes, but usually the defender must play actively, as our our endgame specialist Dr Karsten Müller meticulously demonstrates. In his second example GM Müller shows us how in a "wrong rook pawn" ending the defender can often hope to construct a fortress, and how this can be overcome by the attacker. Valuable lessons for your next tournament.

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