Karsten Müller

Karsten Müller, born 1970, has a world-wide reputation as one of the greatest endgame experts. He has, together with Frank Lamprecht written a book on the subject: “Fundamental Chess Endgames” in addition to other contributions such as his column on the website ChessCafe as well as in ChessBase Magazine. Müller's ChessBase-DVDs about endgames in Fritztrainer-Format are bestsellers. The PhD in mathematics lives in Hamburg, where he has also been hunting down points for the HSK in the Bundesliga for many years.

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Endgame Magic with Karsten Mueller and Fabiano Caruana

4/17/2019 – Karsten is joined by world number two Fabiano Caruana and this week's show will focus on his endgames. Join Karsten and Fabiano live at 14:00 UTC (16:00 CEST, 10:00 AM EDT) and FREE to watch on-demand (for a limited time)!

One bishop, many pawns

4/16/2019 – Passed pawns can be dangerous, especially in the endgame. Here the black bishop is struggling to stem the tide. White can win but precise play is required.

Where to go with the rook?

4/9/2019 – Rook endings are difficult to win and difficult to draw. The following position is a typical example.

Imprisoned knight

4/2/2019 – Knights like tactics and need a concrete task. And you should take care to give your knights room to manoeuvre.

Passed pawns needing help

3/26/2019 – "Passed pawns have to run" is a good rule of thumb in the endgame. But there are exceptions.

The umbrella

3/19/2019 – Umbrellas are useful, in real life and in chess. In chess endgames pawns often work as an umbrella and protect the king from checks by the enemy rook.

Endgame Magic with Karsten Müller and Steve Berger

3/13/2019 – Karsten is joined by Steve Berger. This week's show is live at 16:00 UTC (17:00 CET, 11:00 AM EST) and FREE to watch on-demand (for a limited time)!

Good to know: stalemate tricks

3/12/2019 – Usually, a rook and a pawn win easily against a bishop. But there are exceptions. Here's a practical endgame example that could help you save a half point some day!

Endgame Magic with Karsten Mueller and Jan Werle

3/5/2019 – As easy as 123! Endgame Magic #123 that is! This week Karsten is joined by Dutch Grandmaster Jan Werle. The show is live at 14:00 UTC (15:00 CET, 9:00 AM EST) and FREE to watch on-demand (for a limited time)!

Bishop block

3/5/2019 – Two connected passed pawns are strong but a good bishop is often stronger.

Opening the way

2/26/2019 – In the endgame passed pawns are particularly strong. They can queen, of course, but often they have even more to offer.

Endgame Magic with Karsten Müller and Robert Ris

2/19/2019 – Karsten is joined by Robert Ris. This week's show is live at 14:00 UTC (15:00 CET, 9:00 AM EST) and FREE to watch on-demand (for a limited time)!

Fast pawns and tricky endings

2/19/2019 – Pawn endings sometimes appear simple but they can be really tricky. And you may see this deceptively simple position as a warm-up for today's "Endgame Magic Show" in which Karsten Müller has Robert Ris as his guest. The "Endgame Magic Show" starts live at 14:00 UTC (15:00 CET, 9:00 AM EST) and is FREE to watch on-demand (for a limited time)! But first enjoy the warm-up.

A fast king

2/12/2019 – Pawn races require precise calculation. Calculation which you might see as a warm-up for today's "Endgame Magic Show" in which Karsten Müller has Erwin l'Ami as his guest. The "Endgame Magic Show" starts live at 14:30 UTC (15:30 CET, 9:00 AM EST) and is FREE to watch on-demand (for a limited time)! But first enjoy the warm-up.

Endgame Magic with GM Erwin l'Ami

2/12/2019 – Karsten is joined by Grandmaster Erwin l'Ami. This week's show is live at 14:30 UTC (15:30 CET, 9:00 AM EST) and FREE to watch on-demand (for a limited time)!

The ram

2/5/2019 – Fortresses are sometimes very solid and difficult to break.

Tricky knight and Stamma's mate

1/29/2019 – When a knight moves, it always moves to a square of the opposite colour and, in this sense, cannot lose a tempo. This is what makes "zugzwang" so crucial. It's black to play and draw...

Endgame Magic with GM Sergei Tiviakov

1/22/2019 – Karsten is joined by Grandmaster Sergei Tiviakov. This week's show is live at 15:00 CEST (13:00 UTC; 9:00 AM EDT) and FREE to watch on-demand (for a limited time)!
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