Endgame tactics

by Karsten Müller
6/21/2022 – Endgames are often full of tactical possibilities, particularly so if both sides have passed pawns. The diagrammed position occurred in a game between Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri at the Esports Cup in Oslo. It is White to move, and can you find the move the World Champion played?
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.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Bc5 7.0-0 0-0 8.d3 h6 9.Nxd5 Qxd5 10.Bd2 Rd8 11.Bc3 Qe6 12.Qc2 Qe7 13.Rac1 Bb6 14.a3 Nd4 15.Nxd4 exd4 16.Bb4 Qe5 17.Bc5 c6 18.b4 Be6 19.Qb2 Qh5 20.Bf3 Bg4 21.Bxg4 Qxg4 22.Rc4 Qe6 23.Re1 Qf6 24.e4 dxe3 25.Qxf6 gxf6 26.Rxe3 Re8 27.Kf1 Rad8 28.Ke2 f5 29.Rf4 Rxe3+ 30.fxe3 Rd5 31.Rc4 Kg7 32.a4 Kf6 33.d4 h5 34.Kf3 Bxc5 35.bxc5 Rd7 36.Rb4 Kg6 37.a5 a6 38.Kf4 f6 39.Kf3 Kg5 40.Rb2 Re7 41.Rb1 Kg6 42.Ke2 Kg5 43.Kd3 Kg6 44.d5 cxd5 45.Kd4 Rd7 46.Rb6 Kg5 47.c6 bxc6 48.Rxa6 Re7 49.Rxc6 Re4+ 50.Kc5 Rxe3 51.a6 Ra3 52.Kb6 d4 53.a7 d3 Endgame tactics Endgames are often full of tactical possibilities, particularly so if both sides have passed pawns. The diagrammed position occurred in a game between Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri at the Esports Cup in Oslo. It is White to move and can you find the move the World Champion played?
White to move and win
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Carlsen,M2864Giri,A27731–02022A29MCCT Oslo Esports Cup 20223.2

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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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