Endgame Magic #114
In the Endgame Magic Show, Mueller invites strong players and shows recent examples of the tournament praxis. Live at 15:00 CEST (13:00 UT; 9:00 AM EDT). Here's a position you will encounter in today's show:
Thies Heinemann vs Patrick Zelbel, Schachbundesliga 2014
If you're not Anish Giri-level, this is going to be a challenge
This week
Guest: GM Daniel King (recorded on October 9, 2018)
Checkmate. That's the aim of the game. There are numerous ways to checkmate the enemy king, but there are common patterns that recur over and over again, and having these at our mental fingertips is essential for when we want to finish the game.To chat, please visit videos.chessbase.com/live or login via Playchess for Windows
Endgames are the soul of the chess games. This could be a phrase from GM Karsten Mueller. The German grandmaster is one of the leading experts when it comes to endgames, with numerous published books and DVDs about this phase of the game. The Endgame Magic show is one of the major features of the video portal.
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Karsten Mueller goes on air around once a month, always inviting a guest into his endgame world to discuss recent examples. But he also tests his guests with their very own endgames. Watch anytime with a ChessBase Premium account.
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