A surprisingly solid fortress

by Karsten Müller
1/3/2023 – In the diagram position White is a piece up but if Black plays correctly White cannot win - after an exchange of queens White often lands in a position in which he has the h-pawn and the "wrong" bishop. But how should Black proceed in the diagram position?
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.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.0-0 d6 6.a4 Na5 7.Ba2 c5 8.c3 Nc6 9.Na3 0-0 10.Nc2 a6 11.b4 cxb4 12.cxb4 d5 13.b5 axb5 14.axb5 Nb4 15.Nxb4 Bxb4 16.Bb2 Bg4 17.h3 Bxf3 18.Qxf3 d4 19.Bc4 Rxa1 20.Rxa1 Bc3 21.Bxc3 dxc3 22.Qd1 Qd4 23.Qb3 Ne8 24.Rc1 Nd6 25.Rxc3 Ra8 26.Rc1 Ra1 27.Rxa1 Qxa1+ 28.Kh2 Qd4 29.Qa2 g6 30.g3 Kg7 31.Kg2 h5 32.h4 Kf6 33.f4 Kg7 34.Qf2 Qc3 35.Bd5 Qxd3 36.fxe5 Nf5 37.Kh3 Qxb5 38.Ba2 Qc6 39.exf5 Qh1+ 40.Qh2 Qf1+ 41.Qg2 Qxf5+ 42.Kh2 Qxe5 43.Qxb7 Qe2+ 44.Qg2 Qe3 45.Qc2 Qe5 46.Qf2 Qe7 47.Bd5 Kg8 48.Kg2 Kg7 49.Qf3 Kg8 50.Qe4 Qf6 51.Qf4 Qe7 52.Qd4 Qe2+ 53.Qf2 Qe7 54.Qf3 Kg7 55.Qc3+ Kg8 56.Kf3 Qd6 57.Ke4 Qe7+ 58.Qe5 Qd7 59.Ke3 Kh7 60.Bc4 Qa7+ 61.Kf3 Kg8 62.Qf6 Qb7+ 63.Kf2 A surprisingly solid fortress In the diagram position White is a piece up but if Black plays correctly White cannot win - after an exchange of queens White often lands in a position in which he has the h-pawn and the "wrong" bishop. But how should Black proceed in the diagram position?
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Quesada Perez,Y2583Postny,E2588½–½2022C55FIDE WTC Prel-B 20224.16

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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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