King against pawns

by Karsten Müller
1/19/2021 – Pawn endings require precise calculation. Here, Black's king is stronger than White's outside passed pawn. Black 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.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 7.c3 Nxe4 8.Re1 Nc5 9.Bd5 Be7 10.d4 exd4 11.Ng5 Ne6 12.Qh5 Bxg5 13.Bxg5 Qc8 14.Nd2 Ncd8 15.Bb3 0-0 16.Be7 Nf4 17.Qg4 Nde6 18.Bxf8 Qxf8 19.Ne4 Bxe4 20.Rxe4 f5 21.Qxf4 fxe4 22.Qxc7 Kh8 23.Bxe6 dxe6 24.cxd4 Rc8 25.Qb7 Rc2 26.Rf1 Qc8 27.Qxe4 Rxb2 28.Re1 h6 29.d5 exd5 30.Qxd5 Re2 31.Kf1 Rc2 32.g3 Qc4+ 33.Qxc4 Rxc4 34.Re3 Ra4 35.a3 g5 36.Ke2 Kg7 37.Rf3 Kg6 38.h3 h5 39.Rc3 Kf5 40.Kd3 Ke6 41.Ke3 Kd5 42.Rd3+ Ke5 43.f3 h4 44.gxh4 Rxh4 45.Rd8 Ra4 46.Rd3 Rc4 47.Rb3 Kd5 48.Kf2 Kc5 49.Re3 Kd4 50.Rb3 Kc5 51.Re3 Rd4 52.Re5+ Rd5 53.Re6 a5 54.Ke3 Kc4 55.Rc6+ Rc5 56.Rxc5+ Kxc5 57.f4 gxf4+ 58.Kxf4 The king of the pawn race Pawn endings must always be calculated very carefully:
Black to move and win
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Dubov,D2699Artemiev,V2708½–½2020C78XXVII RUS-chT Premier 20208.7

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 #198

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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