Desperado

by Karsten Müller
12/15/2020 – Stalemate draws the game, no matter whether one side has a huge material plus or not. Some chess players think that the stalemate rule is unjust and should be changed, but sometimes it leads to interesting tactical possibilities. How did Black save a draw in the diagram position?
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.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.0-0 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.d4 Nbd7 7.c4 e6 8.Nc3 Bd6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Nh4 0-0 11.Nf5 Bc7 12.Qb3 Nb6 13.a4 a5 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bc1 Re8 16.Re1 Qd7 17.Nh4 Nc4 18.e4 g5 19.Nf5 Nxe4 20.Nxh6+ Kg7 21.Nxe4 dxe4 22.Qxc4 Kxh6 23.Rxe4 Rxe4 24.Bxe4 Qxh3 25.Qc5 Qg4 26.Qf5 Qxf5 27.Bxf5 Re8 28.Be3 Bxg3 29.Kg2 Bf4 30.Rh1 Bxe3 31.fxe3 Rxe3 32.Bg4 Rb3 33.Bxh5 Rxb2+ 34.Kf3 Kg7 35.Ke4 Rb4 36.Ra1 c5 37.Kf5 Rxd4 38.Kxg5 f6+ 39.Kf5 Rd5+ 40.Kg4 Rg5+ 41.Kh4 Kh6 42.Bf3 b6 43.Rb1 Rf5 44.Kg3 Kg5 45.Rh1 Re5 46.Rh5+ Kg6 47.Rh1 Re3 48.Kf4 Ra3 49.Bh5+ Kg7 50.Be8 Kf8 51.Bb5 Ke7 52.Rd1 Rh3 53.Rd7+ Ke6 54.Rb7 Kd5 55.Rxb6 c4 56.Rxf6 Kd4 57.Kg4 Re3 58.Rf4+ Kd5 59.Bxc4+ Kc5 60.Bb5 Re1 61.Kf5 Re7 62.Re4 Rf7+ 63.Ke6 Rh7 64.Rc4+ Kb6 65.Rc6+ Kb7 66.Rd6 Rh6+ 67.Kd5 Rh5+ 68.Kc4 Rg5 69.Rd5 Rg1 70.Rd7+ Kb6 71.Rd6+ Kb7 72.Ra6 Rg4+ 73.Kb3 Rg3+ 74.Kc2 Rg2+ 75.Kd3 Rg3+ 76.Ke2 Rg2+ 77.Kf3 Rg8 78.Rxa5 Kb6 79.Ra6+ Kc5 80.Ke4 Rg4+ 81.Kf5 Rg1 82.Ra8 Re1 83.Rc8+ Kb6 84.Re8 Rh1 85.Ke4 Re1+ 86.Kd5 Rd1+ 87.Kc4 Rc1+ 88.Kb4 Rb1+ 89.Kc3 Rc1+ 90.Kb2 Rh1 91.Re3 Rh2+ 92.Kb3 Rh4 93.Bc4 Kc5 94.Re5+ Kd6 95.Rd5+ Kc6 96.Kb4 Rh1 97.Rc5+ Kb6 98.a5+ Ka7 99.Rc7+ Kb8 100.Rb7+ Ka8 101.Bd5 The desperado rook If only one piece can move fascinating hunts can arise:
Black to move and draw
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Beukes,D2206Michaelides,K2260½–½2020A07Online Olym Div4 B6.1

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.

Karsten Mueller in ChessBase Magazine

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.

ChessBaseMagazine #198

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ChessBase Magazine Extra #197

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.

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Karsten Mueller regularly presents endgame lessons in the ChessBase Video Portal

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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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