A fast and versatile knight

by Karsten Müller
6/1/2021 – In the duel between bishop and knight it is often the knight which is too slow. However, one should not underestimate knights - they are versatile and often surprisingly quick, e.g. in the diagram position. Can the black knight play on both wings to help Black 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.c4 e5 2.g3 c6 3.Nf3 e4 4.Nd4 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.e3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Qe5 8.d3 exd3 9.Qxd3 Bc5 10.0-0 0-0 11.b3 Bxd4 12.Qxd4 Qxd4 13.exd4 Be6 14.Nc3 Rd8 15.Rd1 Nd5 16.Ne4 Bf5 17.Bb2 Bxe4 18.Bxe4 Na6 19.h4 Nac7 20.Kg2 Ne6 21.Bf5 Ndc7 22.f4 Rd6 23.Rd2 Rad8 24.Rad1 h5 25.Be4 Nd5 26.Kf3 Nf6 27.Bf5 Rd5 28.Bxe6 fxe6 29.Re1 Kf7 30.Rde2 Re8 31.Re5 g6 32.a4 Rd7 33.R1e2 Ng4 34.R5e4 Nh6 35.Re1 Nf5 36.Kf2 Rd6 37.R1e2 Red8 38.Re5 Nh6 39.Kf3 Ng4 40.R5e4 Nf6 41.Re5 Ng4 42.R5e4 c5 43.Rc2 Rb6 44.Rc3 c4 45.Re2 Rxb3 46.Rxb3 cxb3 47.Rd2 b5 48.a5 Rd5 49.Rd3 e5 50.Rxb3 exd4 51.Rd3 Nh6 52.Ke4 Ke6 53.Bxd4 Nf5 54.Bxa7 Nd6+ 55.Ke3 Nc4+ 56.Ke4 Rxd3 57.Kxd3 Nxa5 58.Ke4 Nc6 59.Be3 b4 60.Bd2 b3 61.Bc3 Ne7 62.Ba1 Nf5 63.Kf3 Nh6 64.Ke4 A fast and versatile knight In the duel between bishop and knight it is often the knight which is too slow. However, one should not underestimate the knight - it can be versatile and surprisingly quick, e.g. in the diagram position. How can Black use the knight to win the game?
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Rozen,E2399Gorodetsky,D2495½–½2021A20Israel Championship 20215.3

Endgame theory constitutes the foundation of chess. You realize this in striking clarity once you obtain a won endgame but in the end have to be content with a draw in the end because of a lack of necessary know-how. Such accidents can only be prevented by building up a solid endgame technique. This is Karsten Müller‘s fi rst DVD and the grandmaster from Hamburg and endgame expert, here lays the foundation for acquiring such a technique. The fi rst part of his training series can be started without any endgame knowledge, only a knowledge of the rules of chess is assumed.

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Do you like these lessons? There are plenty more by internationally renowned endgame expert Dr Karsten Müller in ChessBase Magazine, where you will also find openings articles and surveys, tactics, and of course annotations by the world's top grandmasters.

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Apart from his regular columns and video lectures in ChessBase Magazine there is a whole series of training DVDs by Karsten Mueller, which are bestsellers in the ChessBase Shop.

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Karsten Mueller regularly presents endgame lessons in the ChessBase Video Portal

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Karsten Müller is considered to be one of the greatest endgame experts in the world. His books on the endgame - among them "Fundamentals of Chess Endings", co-authored with Frank Lamprecht, that helped to improve Magnus Carlsen's endgame knowledge - and his endgame columns for the ChessCafe website and the ChessBase Magazine helped to establish and to confirm this reputation. Karsten's Fritztrainer DVDs on the endgame are bestsellers. The mathematician with a PhD lives in Hamburg, and for more than 25 years he has been scoring points for the Hamburger Schachklub (HSK) in the Bundesliga.

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