King invasion

by Karsten Müller
8/15/2023 – The duel knight against bishop can be complicated. The knight often wants static positions while the bishop likes dynamics. In the diagram position Black is a pawn up, but has problems to solve. White's h-pawn is dangerous and White's king threatens to invade. However, Black can save the draw. 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 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Be2 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Qd3 Be6 11.Be3 Nd7 12.Bd4 Bxd4 13.Qxd4 Qb6 14.Qd2 Rfc8 15.b3 Nf6 16.Kh1 Qa5 17.a4 Qb4 18.f4 a5 19.Qe3 Qc5 20.Qg3 Kh8 21.Rad1 Rg8 22.Qd3 Nd7 23.Qc2 f6 24.Nd5 Rg7 25.Bf3 g5 26.fxg5 fxg5 27.Qc3 Ne5 28.Bh5 Kg8 29.Qg3 Kh8 30.Be2 Rag8 31.Rf2 Nd7 32.Rd2 Ne5 33.Bd1 Re8 34.Rf1 Reg8 35.Qc3 Bd7 36.Rdf2 Bc6 37.Bh5 Bxd5 38.exd5 g4 39.Rf4 Qb4 40.Qe3 Qc5 41.Qxc5 dxc5 42.Bf7 Rf8 43.Be6 Rxf4 44.Rxf4 Rg5 45.g3 Kg7 46.Kg2 h6 47.Rf1 b6 48.Rf4 Rg6 49.Rf5 Rg5 50.Rxg5+ hxg5 51.Kf2 Kf6 52.Bc8 Nd3+ 53.Ke3 Nc1 54.Bxg4 Nxb3 55.h4 gxh4 56.gxh4 Nd4 57.Ke4 Nb3 58.d6 exd6 59.Kd5 Nd2 60.Bd7 Nf3 61.h5 Ne5 62.Bb5 Ke7 63.Ke4 Ke6 64.Ba6 Nf7 65.Bc8+ Kf6 66.Kd5 Ne5 67.Ba6 Ke7 68.Bc8 King invasion The duel knight against bishop can be complicated. The knight often wants static positions while the bishop likes dynamics. In the diagram position Black is a pawn down, but has problems to solve. White's h-pawn is dangerous and White's king threatens to invade. However, Black can save the draw. How?
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Sadhwani,R2627Martinez Duany,L25211–02023B3656th Capablanca Memorial Elite 20232.2

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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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