A good knight

by Karsten Müller
6/25/2024 – In the diagram position, Black has a very good knight and won the game. However, White could have drawn the game. How?
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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MoveNResultEloPlayers
1.e41,169,49854%2421---
1.d4949,34555%2434---
1.Nf3282,42656%2440---
1.c4182,60856%2442---
1.g319,74156%2427---
1.b314,33454%2427---
1.f45,91448%2377---
1.Nc33,81451%2384---
1.b41,75948%2379---
1.a31,22254%2404---
1.e31,07349%2409---
1.d395550%2378---
1.g466646%2361---
1.h444953%2374---
1.c343551%2426---
1.h328356%2419---
1.a411460%2465---
1.f39346%2435---
1.Nh39066%2505---
1.Na34262%2482---
1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Nge2 Be7 8.Ng3 Be6 9.Bd3 h6 10.Bf4 0-0 11.Nf5 Bxf5 12.Bxf5 Bd6 13.Bg3 Ne8 14.Qc2 Nd7 15.0-0-0 Nb6 16.Bh7+ Kh8 17.Bd3 a5 18.Kb1 a4 19.a3 Qe7 20.Rde1 Qf6 21.f3 Nc7 22.Qf2 Qd8 23.e4 dxe4 24.Nxe4 Be7 25.Be5 Ne6 26.Qe3 f6 27.Nc5 Bxc5 28.dxc5 Nd5 29.Qe4 Ng5 30.Qc4 fxe5 31.Rxe5 Re8 32.Rhe1 Rxe5 33.Rxe5 b5 34.cxb6 Qxb6 35.Re2 Rb8 36.Ka1 Qb3 37.Qxb3 axb3 38.Bc4 Nf7 39.Re6 g5 40.g3 Kg7 41.Kb1 Rb7 42.Kc1 h5 43.Kd2 Rd7 44.Kc1 Rb7 45.Kd2 h4 46.Rxc6 Ne5 47.Rc5 Nxc4+ 48.Rxc4 h3 49.Kd3 Rd7 50.Rd4 Kf6 51.a4 Ke5 52.Re4+ Kd6 53.Kc4 Rb7 54.a5 Rb4+ 55.Kd3 Kc5 56.Rxb4 Nxb4+ 57.Ke4 Kb5 58.f4 gxf4 59.gxf4 Kxa5 60.f5 Nc6 61.Kd5 Nd8 62.Kc4 Ka4 63.f6 Nf7
White to move and draw
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