Racing rook pawns

by Karsten Müller
1/12/2021 – Usually, in a race of passed pawns it is better to have a bishop than a knight. After all, bishops are long ranging pieces while knights can easily become short of breath. But there are exceptions, this position for example. White to play and win.
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.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Bd3 0-0 6.Nge2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.0-0 Na6 9.Ng3 Nc5 10.Bc2 c6 11.Be3 cxd5 12.cxd5 Bd7 13.a4 Rc8 14.h3 h5 15.Re1 h4 16.Nf1 Nh5 17.Nd2 Nf4 18.Nf3 Qf6 19.Bxf4 Qxf4 20.Qc1 Qf6 21.Qe3 Qe7 22.Rad1 f5 23.Qg5 Qxg5 24.Nxg5 Rfd8 25.Nf3 Bf6 26.Nd2 fxe4 27.Ndxe4 Nxe4 28.Bxe4 Kf7 29.Bd3 Be7 30.Re4 Bf5 31.Rc4 Rxc4 32.Bxc4 Rc8 33.Bd3 Bd8 34.Kf1 Bb6 35.Nb5 Ke7 36.Ke2 e4 37.Bb1 Rc4 38.b3 Rb4 39.Bc2 Bc5 40.Rc1 Kf6 41.Nc3 Ke5 42.Rd1 e3 43.Bxf5 gxf5 44.fxe3 Rxb3 45.Rd3 Bb4 46.Nb5 Rb2+ 47.Kf1 Ra2 48.Rd1 Rxa4 49.Nc7 Ra2 50.Ne6 Ke4 51.Nf4 Kxe3 52.Ng6 Bc5 53.Nxh4 Kf4 54.Ng6+ Kg3 55.Rd3+ Kh2 56.h4 Rf2+ 57.Ke1 Rxg2 58.h5 Rg1+ 59.Ke2 Rg3 60.Nf4 Rxd3 61.Kxd3 Ba3 62.Kc2 Bc5 Racing rook pawns Usually the long range bishop is superior to the knight in a pawn race. But exceptions do exist:
White to move and win
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Peng,Z2358Assaubayeva,B2370½–½2020E70Online Olym Div Top-B2.3

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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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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