Grischuk's powerful pawns

by Karsten Müller
12/12/2023 – Passed pawns can be powerful. The diagram shows a position from a game Alexander Grischuk played against Yu Yangyi at the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League event. It is White to move, and do you see how Grischuk can use his powerful pawns?
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 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Qc7 8.g3 e5 9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.Bf4 Nfd7 11.Bg2 g5 12.Ne3 gxf4 13.Nxf5 0-0-0 14.Qc2 fxg3 15.hxg3 h5 16.0-0-0 Kb8 17.Ne4 Bb4 18.f4 Ng4 19.Bf3 a5 20.Bxg4 hxg4 21.Rxh8 Rxh8 22.Ne3 Nb6 23.Nf6 Qe7 24.Nexg4 Rh3 25.e4 Rxg3 26.Kb1 Qe6 27.f5 Qb3 28.Nd7+ Ka7 29.Qxb3 Rxb3 30.Nxb6 Kxb6 31.Ne5 f6 32.Nd7+ Ka6 33.Nxf6 Re3 34.Rd4 b5 35.Nd7 bxa4 36.e5 Re1+ 37.Ka2 Re2 38.f6 a3 Grischuk's powerful pawns Passed pawns can be powerful. The diagram shows a position from a game Alexander Grischuk played against Yu Yangyi at the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League event. It is White to move, and do you see how Grischuk can use his powerful pawns?
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