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CBM Blog: Knight dance and a mating attack out of the blue

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9/20/2011 – "The rook's pawn is the worst enemy of the knight," says our resident GM Karsten Müller. He goes on to show us how with queens on the board one side can often conduct a direct attack that culminates in mate. Dr. Müller's analyses, taken from recent games, are an excellent way to increase your understanding of the game and hone your endgame skills.

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Knight Dance

The rook's pawn is the worst enemy of the knight. So the following race is very close:

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Mating Attack out of the Blue

With queens on the board one side can often play for a direct attack:

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Since 1988 grandmaster Dr. Karsten Müller from Hamburg has been playing for the Hamburger Schachklub in the Bundesliga, and in 1996 and 1997 he finished third in the German Championship. As an internationally renowned endgame expert he is the author of the endgame column in the ChessBase Magazine and the author of the Endgame Corner column on ChessCafe.com.

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