Endgame tactics and a clumsy knight

by Karsten Müller
8/30/2022 – In the diagrammed position it is Black to move and on first sight things look bleak for him. His rook has to fight against two minor pieces and White's b-pawn is far advanced. However, Black can save himself. How?
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 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 0-0 6.0-0 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Re1 Bg4 9.Nbd2 Nb6 10.h3 Bh5 11.Bb3 Qxd3 12.Nxe5 Qf5 13.Nef3 Rad8 14.Qe2 Nd5 15.Qe4 Qxe4 16.Nxe4 Be7 17.Rd1 Nf6 18.Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.g4 Rxd1+ 20.Bxd1 Bg6 21.Bf4 Nb4 22.cxb4 Bxb2 23.Rc1 Bxc1 24.Bxc1 Rd8 25.Be2 Bd3 26.Kf1 Rd5 27.Be3 a5 28.a3 axb4 29.axb4 Bxe2+ 30.Kxe2 f6 31.Nd4 Kf7 32.Kd3 h5 33.Kc4 c6 34.b5 hxg4 35.hxg4 Ke8 36.b6 Kd7 37.Nb3 Rd1 38.Nc5+ Kc8 39.Bf4 Rg1 40.Bg3 Rc1+ 41.Kd4 Rd1+ 42.Nd3 Ra1 43.Bd6 Ra6 44.Bf8 Ra4+ 45.Bb4 Ra6 46.Kc5 Ra1 47.Kd4 Ra6 48.Bf8 Ra4+ 49.Nb4 Kd7 50.f3 g6 51.Bc5 Ke6 52.Kc4 f5 53.g5 f4 54.Bd4 Kd6 55.Bg7 Kd7 56.Be5 c5 57.Kxc5 Ra3 58.Nd5 Rxf3 59.Nxf4 Rf1 60.Kd5 Rf3 61.Bc7 Rg3 62.Ne6 Rg1 63.Nc5+ Kc8 64.Ne4 Rd1+ 65.Ke5 Re1 66.Kf4 Kd7 67.Nd6 Kc6 68.Nc4 Rf1+ 69.Ke4 Re1+ 70.Kd4 Kb5 71.Nd6+ Kc6 72.Nf7 Kd7 73.Ne5+ Ke6 74.Nxg6 Kf5 75.Ne5 Rd1+ 76.Kc5 Kxg5 77.Nf7+ Kf6 78.Nd6 Rc1+ 79.Kb5 Rb1+ 80.Ka4 Ra1+ 81.Kb3 Ke6 82.Nxb7 Endgame tactics and a clumsy knight In the diagrammed position it is Black to move and on first sight things look bleak for him. His rook has to fight against two minor pieces and White's b-pawn is far advanced. However, Black can save himself. How?
Black to move and draw
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Nepomniachtchi,I2773Aronian,L2765½–½2022C54GCT Superbet Romania 20228.2

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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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