Keeping an open mind

by Karsten Müller
11/7/2023 – Calculating precisely and keeping an open mind for possible candidate moves is an important skill in chess. In the diagram position it is White to move and win. What should she do?
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.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Qc2 Nh5 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.0-0-0 Nb6 11.h3 g6 12.Nf3 Ng7 13.g4 Be6 14.Kb1 0-0-0 15.a4 Qb4 16.Ka1 Kb8 17.Be2 f5 18.Ne5 Nd7 19.Nd3 Qd6 20.a5 fxg4 21.hxg4 h5 22.gxh5 Nxh5 23.Na4 Bf5 24.Qb3 Bxd3 25.Bxd3 Nhf6 26.Rhg1 Ne4 27.a6 b6 28.Bxe4 dxe4 29.Nc3 Rde8 30.Rg4 Qe6 31.Qxe6 Rxe6 32.Rdg1 Rh6 33.Nxe4 Kc7 34.Rf4 Re7 35.b4 Nb8 36.Kb2 Nxa6 37.Ra1 g5 38.Nxg5 Kb7 39.Nf7 Rg6 40.Nd8+ Kc7 41.Rxa6 Kxd8 42.Rf8+ Re8 43.Rxe8+ Kxe8 44.Rxa7 Rg2 45.Kc3 Rxf2 46.Ra6 Re2 47.Kd3 Rb2 48.Rxb6 Kd7 49.Rb7+ Kc8 Keeping an open mind Calculating precisely and keeping an open mind for possible candidate moves is an important skill in chess. In the diagram position it is White to move and win. What should she do?
White to move and win
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