Influencer

by Karsten Müller
2/16/2021 – Endgames with knight against bishop can be very deep. In the diagram position Black can win, if he uses the power and the influence of his bishop and the sharp endgame weapon zugzwang in the right way.
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 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.h3 e5 7.dxe5 Nxe5 8.Nf3 Nxd3+ 9.Qxd3 Bd6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Be3 Re8 12.Nbd2 Bc7 13.Rad1 h6 14.Nd4 a6 15.Rfe1 Bd7 16.Nf1 Ne4 17.f3 Ng5 18.h4 Nh7 19.Bf2 Qf6 20.Ne3 Qd6 21.g3 g6 22.Nb3 Nf6 23.Nxd5 Nxd5 24.Qxd5 Qxd5 25.Rxd5 Bc6 26.Rd3 Rxe1+ 27.Bxe1 Re8 28.Bf2 Re2 29.Nd2 g5 30.hxg5 hxg5 31.b3 f5 32.Kf1 Re6 33.Nc4 Kf7 34.Ne3 Re5 35.Nc2 Rd5 36.Nd4 Bd7 37.Ke2 b5 38.Rd1 Re5+ 39.Kd2 Kg6 40.Be3 Re8 41.f4 g4 42.Rh1 Bd6 43.Nc2 Bc6 44.Rh2 Be4 45.Bd4 Rd8 46.Ne1 Bc5 47.Ke3 Bxd4+ 48.cxd4 Rc8 49.Nd3 Rc3 50.Rd2 Bd5 51.Kf2 a5 52.Ne1 a4 53.Rd3 Rxd3 54.Nxd3 axb3 55.axb3 Bxb3 56.Ke3 Kf6 57.Kd2 Bd5 58.Kc3 Be4 59.Nc5 Bc6 60.Kb4 Ke7 61.d5 Bxd5 62.Kxb5 Kd6 63.Nd3 Endgames with knight against bishop can be very deep. In this case Black can win, if he uses his bishop and the sharp endgame weapon zugzwang in the right way:
Black to move and win
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McShane,L2674Ghasi,A24851–02021B13Caplin Hastings Online 20213.3

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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