A dominating knight

by Karsten Müller
5/28/2024 – Bishops often dominate knights, but in the diagram position White's knight is much stronger than Black's bishop. What did White do to win the game?
Let endgame expert Dr Karsten Müller show and explain the finesses of the world champions. Although they had different styles each and every one of them played the endgame exceptionally well, so take the opportunity to enjoy and learn from some of the best endgames in the history of chess.
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1.e41,166,62354%2421---
1.d4947,29855%2434---
1.Nf3281,60256%2441---
1.c4182,10256%2442---
1.g319,70256%2427---
1.b314,26554%2427---
1.f45,89748%2377---
1.Nc33,80151%2384---
1.b41,75648%2380---
1.a31,20654%2404---
1.e31,06848%2408---
1.d395450%2378---
1.g466446%2360---
1.h444653%2374---
1.c343351%2426---
1.h328056%2418---
1.a411060%2466---
1.f39246%2436---
1.Nh38966%2508---
1.Na34262%2482---
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c5 5.e3 Nc6 6.a3 a6 7.b3 cxd4 8.exd4 Be7 9.c5 b6 10.cxb6 Qxb6 11.b4 Ne4 12.Na4 Qb8 13.Be2 0-0 14.0-0 Bf6 15.Be3 Ne7 16.Nc5 Nc3 17.Qd2 Nxe2+ 18.Qxe2 Nf5 19.Rab1 e5 20.dxe5 Bxe5 21.Rfd1 d4 22.Bg5 Bd6 23.g4 h6 24.Qe4 hxg5 25.gxf5 Ra7 26.Rxd4 g4 27.Ng5 Bxh2+ 28.Kg2 Qe5 29.Rd5 Qxe4+ 30.Ngxe4 Bb8 31.f6 Bf4 32.Rbd1 Rc7 33.R1d4 Rc6 34.Nd6 g5 35.Nxc8 Rfxc8 36.Rd8+ Rxd8 37.Rxd8+ Kh7 38.Ra8 Rxf6 39.Rxa6 Rf5 40.Nd7 Kg7 A dominating knight Bishops often dominate knights, but in the diagram position White's knight is much stronger than Black's bishop. What did White do to win the game?
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Praggnanandhaa R2747Abasov,N26321–02024D40FIDE Candidates 20246.4

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