Bishop stops bishop sacrifice

by Karsten Müller
5/11/2021 – In the diagram position White just attacked the bishop on f6 which is a prelude to a bishop sacrifice on e7 which will allow the white pawns to run. But with correct play the black bishop can stop the pawns. 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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1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 0-0 5.e3 b6 6.Be2 Bb7 7.0-0 c5 8.a4 cxd4 9.exd4 a6 10.c4 d5 11.a5 dxc4 12.bxc4 b5 13.Nbd2 Ne4 14.Nb3 bxc4 15.Bxc4 Nd6 16.Bd3 Bd5 17.Ne5 Nc6 18.Bc3 Nxe5 19.dxe5 Ne4 20.Bxe4 Bxe4 21.Nc5 Bc6 22.Qxd8 Rfxd8 23.Rfd1 Bb5 24.f4 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 Rc8 26.Bb4 Bf8 27.e6 Bg7 28.Kf2 fxe6 29.Nxe6 Bf6 30.Nc5 Kf7 31.Ke3 h5 32.g3 Ke8 33.Rc1 Kf7 34.Rc2 Rc6 35.h3 Rc8 36.Rd2 Ke8 37.g4 hxg4 38.hxg4 Rd8 39.Rxd8+ Kxd8 40.Ne6+ Ke8 41.Nc7+ Kd7 42.Nxb5 axb5 43.g5 In the diagram position White just attacked the bishop on f6 which prepares a bishop sacrifice on e7 which will allow the white pawns to run. But with correct play the black bishop can stop the pawns. How?
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Firouzja,A2703Grandelius,N26321–02021A48Magnus Carlsen Invitational 20215.7

Endgame theory constitutes the foundation of chess. You realize this in striking clarity once you obtain a won endgame but in the end have to be content with a draw in the end because of a lack of necessary know-how. Such accidents can only be prevented by building up a solid endgame technique. This is Karsten Müller‘s fi rst DVD and the grandmaster from Hamburg and endgame expert, here lays the foundation for acquiring such a technique. The fi rst part of his training series can be started without any endgame knowledge, only a knowledge of the rules of chess is assumed.

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Do you like these lessons? There are plenty more by internationally renowned endgame expert Dr Karsten Müller in ChessBase Magazine, where you will also find openings articles and surveys, tactics, and of course annotations by the world's top grandmasters.

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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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