The king escape

by Karsten Müller
3/2/2021 – Rook endings contain many theoretically important positions and methods. The following position is one example. White to move 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.Be2 0-0 6.Bg5 Na6 7.Qd2 e5 8.d5 Qe8 9.Bd1 c6 10.Nge2 cxd5 11.cxd5 b5 12.a3 Nc5 13.f3 a5 14.0-0 Bd7 15.Bc2 b4 16.axb4 axb4 17.Rxa8 Qxa8 18.Nd1 Bb5 19.Re1 Rc8 20.Nc1 Qa5 21.Nf2 Nh5 22.Nb3 Nxb3 23.Bxb3 Nf4 24.g3 f6 25.Bxf4 exf4 26.Qxf4 Qc7 27.Kg2 Kh8 28.Qd2 Qc5 29.Nh3 Kg8 30.Nf4 Bh6 31.Qf2 Bxf4 32.gxf4 Bd3 33.e5 fxe5 34.fxe5 Qxf2+ 35.Kxf2 dxe5 36.d6+ Kf8 37.Rxe5 Rd8 38.Rd5 Bf5 39.Rd4 Bd7 40.Rxb4 Be8 41.Rd4 Rb8 42.Rd3 Bb5 43.Rd2 Bd7 44.Bc4 Rb6 45.b3 Ke8 46.Rd4 Bf5 47.Ke3 Kd7 48.Kf4 Rb8 49.Ke5 h5 50.Kf6 Rf8+ 51.Kg7 Rc8 52.h4 Bc2 53.Bb5+ Kd8 54.d7 Rb8 55.Bc4 Bxb3 56.Bxb3 Rxb3 57.Kxg6 Rxf3 58.Kxh5 Rg3 59.Kh6 Rg1 60.h5 Rg2 61.Kh7 Rg5 62.h6 Rg1 63.Kh8 Rg6 64.h7 Rg1 65.Rf4 Kxd7 The king escape Rook endings contain many theoretically important positions and methods like in the following game:
White to move and win
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Flear,G2431Jones,G26701–02021E73Caplin Hastings Online 20218.3

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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