No rule without exception

by Karsten Müller
1/26/2021 – Is a knight on the rim always dim? Well, in chess there are no rules without exceptions, and though knights on the rim often make a poor impression there are still countless examples in which they prove to be powerful. The diagram position is one such example: Black to play and draw.
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 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.g3 Bd6 8.Bg2 a6 9.0-0 Nbd7 10.b3 0-0 11.Bb2 Qe7 12.Rc1 Rfe8 13.Ne1 Ne4 14.Nd3 Rad8 15.Re1 g6 16.Qc2 Rc8 17.Qe2 h5 18.f4 c5 19.Nxe4 dxe4 20.Ne5 cxd4 21.exd4 Nf6 22.Rxc8 Rxc8 23.Bh3 Rc7 24.Rf1 Ba3 25.f5 Bxb2 26.Qxb2 gxf5 27.Qd2 Nd5 28.Bxf5 e3 29.Qd3 Qg5 30.Nf3 Qh6 31.Re1 Re7 32.Ne5 h4 33.Qe4 f6 34.Be6+ Rxe6 35.Qg4+ Kh7 36.Qf5+ Kg7 37.Qxe6 fxe5 38.Qd7+ Kh8 39.Qxb7 Qf6 40.Qb8+ Kh7 41.Rf1 e2 42.Qb7+ Qg7 43.Qxg7+ Kxg7 44.Re1 exd4 45.Rxe2 hxg3 46.hxg3 Kf6 47.Kg2 Nc3 48.Rd2 Ke5 49.Kf3 b5 50.g4 a5 51.g5 Kf5 52.Rxd4 Kxg5 53.a4 bxa4 54.bxa4 Kf5 55.Rc4 Nd5 56.Rc5 Ke5 57.Rxa5 Kd4 58.Rb5 Kc4 59.Rb8 Nb4 60.Ke4 Is a knight on the rim always dim? Usually a knight on the rim is dim, but in chess there is no guideline without exceptions:
Black to move and draw
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Grigorieva,Y2290Shuvalova,P2456½–½2020E14Russian Women's Championship Superfinal9.4

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.

Karsten Mueller

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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