A typical mistake

by Karsten Müller
11/1/2022 – The diagram shows a position which can often occur in rook endings. Both sides have passed pawns and it all seems to come down to a race between the passed pawns. However, in the diagram position White has a winning maneuver that one should know. How should White proceed?
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 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Qd2 0-0 9.0-0-0 Bf5 10.Rg1 Qd7 11.h3 Rae8 12.Kb1 a6 13.g4 Be4 14.Ne1 Ne5 15.Be2 Qc6 16.g5 Nc4 17.Bxc4 Qxc4 18.h4 Bg6 19.Ng2 Bh5 20.Rde1 d5 21.Nf4 Bf3 22.Rg3 Be4 23.f3 Bf5 24.b3 Qc6 25.Nxd5 Bd6 26.Rgg1 Re5 27.c4 Rfe8 28.Bf4 R5e6 29.Bxd6 Qxd6 30.Rxe6 Rxe6 31.Rd1 Kf8 32.Qf2 c6 33.c5 Qe5 34.Nb4 g6 35.Nd3 Qe3 36.Qg3 Bxd3 37.Rxd3 Qxc5 38.Rd8+ Kg7 39.Qb8 Re1+ 40.Kb2 Qe5+ 41.Qxe5+ Rxe5 42.Rd7 b5 43.Ra7 Rf5 44.Rxa6 Rxf3 45.Rxc6 Rf4 46.c4 b4 47.a3 Rf2+ 48.Ka1 Rf1+ 49.Kb2 Rf2+ 50.Kb1 Rf1+ 51.Kc2 Rf2+ 52.Kd3 Rf3+ 53.Kd4 Rxb3 54.axb4 Rxb4 55.Rf6 h6 56.Rf3 hxg5 57.hxg5 Rb1 58.c5 Kf8 59.Re3 Rd1+ 60.Kc4 Rg1 61.c6 Rc1+ 62.Kd5 f6 63.gxf6 Kf7 64.Rf3 Rd1+ 65.Kc5 Rc1+ 66.Kb6 Rb1+ 67.Ka7 Rc1 68.Kb7 Rb1+ 69.Kc8 Rc1 70.c7 Rc2 71.Rf4 Rc1 72.Kd7 Rd1+ 73.Kc6 Rc1+ 74.Kd6 Rc2 75.Rf1 Rd2+ 76.Kc6 Rc2+ 77.Kb7 Rb2+ 78.Kc8 Rc2 79.Rd1 Kxf6 A typical mistake The diagram shows a position which can often occur in rook endings. Both sides have passed pawns and it all seems to come down to a race between the passed pawns. However, in the diagram position White has a winning maneuver that one should know.
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Bwalya,G2396Mwale,J2131½–½2022C4244th Chess Olympiad Open 202210.53

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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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