Always tricky: bishop vs knight

by Karsten Müller
10/22/2024 – In the diagram position White has still all the pawns he had at the beginning of the game, but he also has a bad bishop because he put all those pawns on the colour of his bishop. And though he is a pawn up, White is in trouble and has to fight for a draw. What should he do?
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 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 Bf5 5.Qb3 Qb6 6.e3 e6 7.Be2 Qxb3 8.axb3 Bc2 9.Bd1 Bxd1 10.Kxd1 Nbd7 11.c5 Be7 12.b4 0-0 13.h3 Ne4 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Nd2 f5 16.Nc4 Rfc8 17.Bd2 g6 18.Ke2 a6 19.Bc3 Rf8 20.g3 Rab8 21.Raf1 Rbd8 22.Na5 Rb8 23.Ra1 Bd8 24.Nc4 Bc7 25.Rhg1 Nf6 26.Nd2 Rbe8 27.Rad1 Rf7 28.Rdf1 Rd8 29.Nc4 Rd5 30.Rd1 Rfd7 31.Rd2 Kf7 32.Rgd1 g5 33.Rg1 Rd8 34.Rgd1 Kg6 35.Na5 Bxa5 36.bxa5 h5 37.Rg1 Rf8 38.Rdd1 g4 39.Rh1 Rf7 40.h4 Rfd7 41.Rd2 Ng8 42.Rhd1 Kf7 43.b4 Ne7 44.Bb2 Nc8 45.Ke1 Ne7 46.Ke2 Ng6 47.Bc3 Nf8 48.Bb2 Ng6 49.Bc3 Ke7 50.Ke1 Rd8 51.Ke2 e5 52.dxe5 Rxd2+ 53.Rxd2 Rxd2+ 54.Kxd2 Ke6 55.Kc2 Kd5 56.Kb3 Nf8 57.Bd4 Ng6 58.Kc3 Nf8 59.Kb3 Ne6 60.Bc3 Nc7 61.Bb2 Ne6 62.Bc3 Nf8 63.Bd4 Ng6 64.Kc3 Ne7 65.Kb3 Nc8 66.Bc3 Na7 67.Ba1 Nb5 68.Bb2 Nc7 69.Bd4 Ne6 70.Bc3 Nf8 71.Bd4 Ng6 72.Kc3 Ne7 Always tricky: bishop vs knight In the diagram position White has still all the pawns he had at the beginning of the game, but he also has a bad bishop because he put all those pawns on the colour of his bishop. And though he is a pawn up, White is in trouble and has to fight for a draw. What should he do?
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Fabri,H1936Dacres,D18630–12024D1245th FIDE Olympiad 20248.26

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