Gimme shelter

by Karsten Müller
7/19/2022 – In rook endings checks are often a major defensive weapon. So it is important for the attacking king to find shelter. In the diagrammed position, it is White to move and win. How should he proceed?
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 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 Nge7 7.Na3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nf5 9.Nc2 Qb6 10.0-0 Na5 11.g4 Ne7 12.Nfe1 Bb5 13.Nd3 Nac6 14.a4 Bc4 15.Be3 h5 16.h3 hxg4 17.hxg4 g5 18.b3 Bxb3 19.Nc5 Bxc2 20.Qxc2 Qc7 21.Rfc1 Na5 22.Rab1 Rc8 23.Nxb7 Qxc2 24.Bb5+ Nec6 25.Rxc2 Nc4 26.Rxc4 dxc4 27.Na5 Kd7 28.Rc1 a6 29.Bxc6+ Rxc6 30.Nxc6 Kxc6 31.Rxc4+ Kd7 32.Bxg5 Rg8 33.f4 Be7 34.Bxe7 Rxg4+ 35.Kf2 Kxe7 36.Kf3 Rg1 37.Rc7+ Ke8 38.Ra7 Rd1 39.Ke3 Re1+ 40.Kd3 Rf1 41.Rxa6 Rxf4 42.Rd6 Ke7 43.a5 Rf3+ 44.Kc4 Ra3 45.Kb5 f5 46.Rc6 f4 47.Rc7+ Ke8 48.a6 f3 49.Rc2 Kd7 50.Rh2 Ke7 51.Kb6 Rb3+ 52.Kc6 Rc3+ 53.Kb7 Rb3+ 54.Kc7 Rc3+ 55.Kb8 Rb3+ 56.Kc8 Rc3+ 57.Kb7 Rb3+ 58.Kc6 Rc3+ 59.Kb5 Ra3 Gimme shelter In rook endings checks are often a major defensive weapon. So it is important for the attacking king to find shelter. In the diagrammed position, it is White to move and win. How should he proceed?
White to move and win
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Krastev,A2412Pelletier,Y2556½–½2022C02Mitropa Cup Open 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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