A strong king

by Karsten Müller
3/22/2022 – In the diagrammed position it is White to move and he has to think about the pawn endgame that will arise after the imminent exchange of rooks. What should White play to get a winning pawn endgame?
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.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.e3 c5 4.Bxf6 gxf6 5.dxc5 Nc6 6.Bb5 e6 7.c4 dxc4 8.Nd2 Bxc5 9.Qg4 Bd7 10.Qg7 Rf8 11.Ngf3 Qa5 12.Bxc4 Be7 13.0-0 Qh5 14.Ne4 Qg6 15.Qxg6 hxg6 16.Rfd1 0-0-0 17.Bb5 a6 18.Ba4 f5 19.Nd6+ Kc7 20.Bxc6 Bxc6 21.Nc4 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Bxf3 23.gxf3 f6 24.f4 g5 25.fxg5 fxg5 26.Ne5 Bf6 27.Rc1+ Kd8 28.Rd1+ Kc7 29.Rc1+ Kd8 30.Nd3 Be7 31.f4 Rg8 32.Kf2 Bd6 33.fxg5 Rxg5 34.Nc5 Bxc5 35.Rxc5 Rh5 36.Kg2 Rg5+ 37.Kf3 Rh5 38.Rc2 Kd7 39.Kg3 e5 40.h4 Rh8 41.Rh2 Rh5 42.Rd2+ Ke6 43.Rd8 Rh7 44.a4 Rg7+ 45.Kh3 f4 46.exf4 exf4 47.h5 Rf7 48.Rd1 Kf5 49.Kg2 Ke4 50.Re1+ Kf5 51.Kf3 Rg7 52.Rh1 Rg3+ 53.Kf2 Rg7 54.h6 Rh7 55.Kf3 b6 56.Rh5+ Kg6 57.Rh4 Kg5 58.Rg4+ Kh5 59.Rg1 b5 60.a5 b4 A strong king In the diagrammed position it is White to move and he has to think about the pawn endgame that will arise after the imminent exchange of rooks. What should White play to get a winning pawn endgame?
White to move and win
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Koellner,A2155Muedder,R2035½–½2022D00Chessemy Open 20226.20

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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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