11/23/2018 – Today is the birthday of ChessBase's endgame expert, Grandmaster Karsten Mueller. Recently he was interviewed by Sagar Shah of ChessBase India, who writes, "the interview is amazing, packed with great stories, analysis and your thoughts on different topics of great importance."
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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.
The Modern Steinitz (1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 d6!?) is an uncompromising weapon that lets Black put White under pressure from the very start.
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"An expert is someone who has committed all mistakes in a field"
Karsten Mueller is a genuis. He is a GM and at the same time holds a PhD in Mathematics. After becoming a grandmaster Karsten decided to become an endgame expert in chess.
But what does being an endgame expert mean? Karsten spends the majority of his time doing research on endgames, writing books, analysing positions with tablebases. Thanks to his background in mathematics, he has the critical approach of trying to find the perfect proof of every position, no matter how complicated.
In this interview, we get to know why did Karsten Mueller choose the endgame. He analyzes some of his favourite games which includes the amazing analysis of Shirov vs Lautier and Karpov vs Kasparov.
It's an interview from which you will learn a lot about one of the greatest endgame experts of our time.
1.e4e62.d3d53.Nd2Nf64.Ngf3Nc65.c3e55...a5!?6.b4a67.Bb2Bd68.g38.exd5kommt wohl etwas zu früh, z.B.Nxd59.c4Nf49...Ndxb4?10.a3±10.c5Be711.Nxe5Nxe512.Bxe5Nxd3+13.Bxd3Qxd38...0-09.Bg2Ne710.0-010.exd5!?Nexd511.0-010...c611.c4!
diesen Zug hatte ich unterschätzt. Die Idee, entweder einen Zentrumsbauern
gegen einen am Damenflügel zu tauschen oder eine Initiative gegen die
schwachen schwarzen Felder zu starten, sollte Weiß in Vorteil bringen:dxe411...Bxb412.Bxe5dxe413.dxe4Ng614.Bb2Bg415.Qc2weil die
Springer f6 und g6 nicht so gut stehen, und Weiß langfristig günstig zu e5
kommen wird.12.Nxe5?!12.dxe4Bxb413.Bxe5siehe unter 11...Lxb412...Bxe5!13.Bxe5Ng413...exd3?!14.Bxf6gxf615.Re114.Bf4!14.Bc3?e315.Ne4exf2+16.Nxf2Ne314...exd315.c515.Ne4!?
(Renner)15...Nd516.Bd6Re817.Nc417.Qb3!?17...Bf517...Nc3
gefiel mir nicht:18.Qxd3Ne2+19.Kh1Qf620.Ne5!18.Bxd5?!spielt
mit dem Feuer. Aus praktischer Sicht war es sicher besser, mit dem Läuferpaar
auf Kompensation zu spielen, z.B.18.Qb3Qg519.h3Ngf620.g418...cxd519.Nb6
19...Re2!20.h3?20.Nxa8?Qf6!21.h321.Qa4Nxf2!22.Rxf2Qxa1+23.Kg223.Rf1Qd4+-+23...Qe1-+21.Nc7Qd422.Qe1Rxe123.Raxe1Be4-+21...Be422.Bf422.Qa4h523.Qe8+Kh724.hxg4Qf325.Qxe4+dxe4-+22...g522...Ne523.Qa4Nf3+24.Kh1g525.Qe8+Kg726.Bd6Nd2+27.Kg1Qf328.Qe5+Kg6-+23.Qc123.hxg4Qh624.f3Qh2#23...gxf424.Qxf4Nxf2‼-+25.Qxf625.Rxf2Qxa1+26.Rf1Rg2+27.Kh1Rf2+28.Qxe4Qxf1#25...Nxh3#20.Nxd5Qe8!(Ftacnik)20...Qg5?21.h4Qh622.Ne7+Rxe723.Bxe7±20...Nf621.Nf4Re4∞21.h321.Nc7Qc622.Nxa8Qf323.Qa4h5-+21...Nf622.Nf4g520...Be4!21.Qc121.hxg4Qf621...Qg5(Fritz4)22.Bf4Qxg423.f3Qh324.Qxe224.Rf2Bxf3-+24...dxe225.Rf2Bxf326.Rxf3Re827.Re1d422.Bf4g5-+21.Nxa8Qf6-+siehe unter 20.Sxa821.Bf4g5-+21...Ne322.Qc322.Qxe3Rxe323.fxe3Qg523...Ra7!?24.Nxa8Qxe3+25.Rf2d226.Raf1g527.Nc7Bd327...Qe1?28.Rxf7h528...d1Q?29.Rf8+Kg730.Ne6+Kh631.R8f6+Bg632.Bf8+Kh533.Ng7+Kh634.Nf5+Kh535.g4++-29.Rf8+Kh730.R8f7+=28.Nxd5Qe1-+22.Nxa8Qf623.Bf423.Qxe3Rxe324.fxe3Qb2-+23...Qf524.Qxe3Rxe325.fxe3Qxh3-+22...Nxf123.Rxf1Rc824.f3?!24.Nxc8Qxc825.g4!?h526.f3hxg427.fxe4gxh328.Qxd3Qg4+29.Bg3Rg2+30.Kh1Rxg331.Qxd5Rf3-+24...Qxb624...Qxd6??25.cxd6Rxc326.d7+-25.Be5?!25.fxe4Rxe426.Qxd3Qxb4-+25...Qh60–1
All endgame DVDs by Karsten Müller in one package! More than 70 hours of instruction! from "Basic knowledge for beginners" (volume 1) to "Practical Rook Endgames" (volume 8) to the ever-popular "Golden Guidelines of Endgame Play" (volume 14).
Sagar ShahSagar is an International Master from India with two GM norms. He loves to cover chess tournaments, as that helps him understand and improve at the game he loves so much. He is the co-founder and CEO of ChessBase India, the biggest chess news portal in the country. His YouTube channel has over a million subscribers, and to date close to a billion views. ChessBase India is the sole distributor of ChessBase products in India and seven adjoining countries, where the software is available at a 60% discount. compared to International prices.
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