Knight vs pawns

by Karsten Müller
2/14/2023 – In the diagram position the white knight has to fight against the black pawns. Black's d-pawn and Black's f-pawn are both weak and seem to fall quickly. But the position is still tricky though White has a hidden way to win. Can you find it?
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.c3 d5 3.exd5 Nf6 4.Bb5+ Nbd7 5.Nf3 a6 6.Be2 Nxd5 7.d4 e6 8.c4 N5f6 9.0-0 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Qc7 11.Nc3 Be7 12.b3 b6 13.Bf3 Bb7 14.Bf4 Qc8 15.Re1 0-0 16.Nf5 Bc5 17.Nd6 Bxd6 18.Bxd6 Rd8 19.Be7 Re8 20.Bb4 Bc6 21.Rc1 Qb7 22.Bxc6 Qxc6 23.Rc2 Nc5 24.Rd2 Qc7 25.Qf3 Rad8 26.Red1 h6 27.h3 Rxd2 28.Rxd2 Rd8 29.Rxd8+ Qxd8 30.Qc6 Qd2 31.Bxc5 bxc5 32.Qf3 Nd7 33.g3 g6 34.Ne4 Qd4 35.Qf4 Kg7 36.Nd6 f5 37.Qxd4+ cxd4 38.b4 Kf6 39.Kf1 e5 40.a4 Ke6 41.Nc8 e4 42.c5 d3 43.c6 Ne5 44.b5 axb5 45.axb5 g5 46.Nb6 Kd6 47.Nd5 Nc4 48.c7 Kd7 49.b6 Nxb6 50.Nxb6+ Kxc7 51.Nc4 Kd7 52.f3 exf3 53.Kf2 Ke6 Knight vs pawns In the diagram position the white knight has to fight against the black pawns. Black's d-pawn and Black's f-pawn are both weak, but the position is tricky. However, White has a hidden way to win. Can you find it?
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Ganguly,S2582Chigaev,M2632½–½2022B22World Rapid Open Championship 20225.23

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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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