The right time

by Karsten Müller
12/22/2020 – Rook endings have drawish tendencies and being one or even two pawns up does not guarantee a win. However, having a theoretically drawn position on the board does not guarantee a draw in practice. Precision is required. What should Black play 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.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Bb7 12.Nc2 Ne7 13.Nxf6+ gxf6 14.Bd3 d5 15.Qe2 f5 16.0-0-0 fxe4 17.Bxe4 Qc7 18.Bf3 0-0-0 19.Bg4+ Kb8 20.Rhe1 f6 21.Kb1 Rhg8 22.Bh3 Rg7 23.Nb4 a5 24.Nc2 Qb6 25.g3 Nc6 26.Qe3 Qxe3 27.fxe3 Bc8 28.Bxc8 Kxc8 29.Rf1 Rd6 30.e4 d4 31.cxd4 exd4 32.Ne3 Re6 33.Nd5 Rf7 34.Rf4 a4 35.g4 h6 36.h4 Ne7 37.Nxe7+ Rfxe7 38.Rxd4 Kc7 39.Kc2 Rc6+ 40.Kd3 Ree6 41.Rf5 Rc1 42.Rxb5 Rd1+ 43.Ke3 Re1+ 44.Kf3 Rf1+ 45.Kg2 Rf4 46.Kg3 Rfxe4 47.Rc5+ Kb7 48.Rxe4 Rxe4 49.Rf5 Rb4 50.Rf2 Kc7 51.h5 Rb6 52.Kf4 Kd7 53.Re2 Rb5 54.Re4 Rxb2 55.Rxa4 Ke6 56.Re4+ Kd5 57.Kf5 Rxa2 58.Rf4 Ra8 59.Kg6 Rg8+ 60.Kxh6 Ke5 61.Ra4 The right time for ...f5 Rook endings have a large drawish tendency. But the defense must very often be conducted activly:
Black to move and draw
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Radeva,V2263Urh,Z21951–02020B337th Uppsala Young Champions7.14

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.

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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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