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Liu,G | 2449 | Radovanovic,M | 2500 | | 2019 | B35 | Hunan Belt and Road Open 2019 | 4.33 |
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Karsten Mueller in ChessBase Magazine
With this second volume of his endgame training series, grandmaster and endgame expert Dr Karsten Mueller continues to lay the solid foundations for the last phase of the game.
Part II is dedicated exclusively to rook endgames: rook versus pawn, rook and pawn versus rook, rook and rook pawn versus rook, rook and two connected pawns versus rook.
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.
Apart from his regular columns and video lectures in ChessBase Magazine there is a whole series of training DVDs by Karsten Mueller, which are bestsellers in the ChessBase Shop.

Karsten Mueller regularly presents endgame lessons in the ChessBase Video Portal
Rook endings are amongst the most frequently encountered endgames there are, and so your training effort will be quickly repaid in the form of half and full points. Knowing even a few rules of thumb and key methods makes life a great deal easier and provides a guiding light even in complex positions. This DVD focuses on the important themes which are to be found in common rook endings.
Highlights of this issue
Top players annotate
Caruana, So, Jones, Wang Hao, Duda, McShane, Vitiugov, Vidit, Yu Yangyi, Huschenbeth and many more
- The truth about Traxler
Renato Quintiliano clarifies 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5
- "When even I am sacrificing a piece …"
Anish Giri shows a swift kingside attack from Batumi, introduced by the rook manoeuvre Ra3-g3!
- Me and the new engines
Tanmay Srinath rams the Berlin Defence
- Korchnoi's French Endgame
Mihail Marin’s recommendation goes far beyond the opening
- Playing the Marshall anyway!
Simon Williams discusses Daniil Dubov’s 8…d5 in the Anti-Marshall (video)
- "Simple and strong!"
Oliver Reeh invites you to a straightforward attack on the king to end with an Epaulettes mate! (video)
- Busted on the square g4!
Jan-Krzysztof Duda analyses his endgame victory over Yu Yangyi from the Hamburg Grand Prix
- With umbrella and body-check!
Let Karsten Müller show you how to succeed in rook endgames – instructive and practical!
- "I don't mind playing opening lines from both sides"
Pentala Harikrishna explains his victory over Adhiban with the Benoni at the IOM (video)
- Dubov gem!
Igor Stohl analyzes the stunner Dubov-Svane from Batumi – from the opening duel to the mate final!
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