Magnus Magic

by Karsten Müller
4/19/2022 – In knight endgames activity, dominance and zugzwang often play a major role. The diagrammed position is from a game between Vladislav Artemiev and Magnus Carlsen from the Airthings Masters Tournament 2022. How did the World Champion force the win?
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 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.Bf4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.e3 0-0 9.cxd5 Qxd5 10.Be2 cxd4 11.cxd4 Qa5+ 12.Qd2 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Nc6 14.Rhb1 Rd8 15.Ke1 b6 16.a4 Na5 17.Nd2 Bb7 18.g4 Rac8 19.Rc1 f6 20.g5 Bf8 21.Bc7 Rd7 22.Bg3 Rdd8 23.Bf3 Bxf3 24.Nxf3 h6 25.h4 Nb3 26.Rxc8 Rxc8 27.Rd1 Kf7 28.d5 Nc5 29.Rd4 Bg7 30.gxf6 exf6 31.Ke2 Nd7 32.Nd2 f5 33.Rc4 Rc5 34.f3 Rxd5 35.Rc7 Ke6 36.Rxa7 Ra5 37.Rxa5 bxa5 38.Nb3 Nb6 39.Nxa5 Nxa4 40.Nb3 Kd5 41.Nd2 Nc5 42.e4+ fxe4 43.fxe4+ Nxe4 44.Bf4 h5 45.Kf3 Nc5 46.Be3 Nd3 47.Bg5 Ne5+ 48.Kg3 Nf7 49.Bf4 Bf6 50.Bb8 Nh6 51.Kh3 Nf5 52.Bg3 Kd4 53.Bf2+ Kd3 54.Nf3 Ke4 55.Nd2+ Kf4 56.Nc4 Kf3 57.Be1 Bd4 58.Bd2 Ng3 59.Bg5 Nf5 60.Nd2+ Ke2 61.Ne4 Be5 62.Nc5 Kf3 63.Ne6 Ng3 64.Bd8 Ne2 65.Ng5+ Kf4 66.Nf7 Kf5 67.Kg2 Bf4 68.Kh3 Nd4 69.Bg5 Bxg5 70.Nxg5 Kf4 71.Nf7 Nc6 72.Ng5? Magnus Magic In knight endgames activity, dominance and zugzwang often play a major role. The diagrammed position is from a game between Vladislav Artemiev and Magnus Carlsen from the Airthings Masters Tournament 2022. How did the World Champion forced the win?
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Artemiev,V2700Carlsen,M28650–12022D80Airthings Masters MCCT KO 20222.1

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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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