Invite your bishop to the party

by Karsten Müller
12/26/2023 – In the diagram position it is White to move and win. White is a pawn up and has dangerous passed pawns, but the black pieces are active while the white bishop is rather clumsy. Do you see a way for White to let the bishop join the action and win the game?
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 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.Be2 0-0 9.0-0 Bg4 10.Bf4 Re8 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 a6 13.a4 Bf8 14.Qd2 Nbd7 15.Rfe1 Rc8 16.g4 Ne5 17.Be2 c4 18.Be3 Ned7 19.f3 Nc5 20.Rad1 Nfd7 21.Kg2 Bg7 22.Bxc4 Nb6 23.Be2 Nbxa4 24.Nxa4 Nxa4 25.Bd4 Nc5 26.Bxg7 Kxg7 27.b4 Na4 28.Rc1 Qf6 29.Qa2 b5 30.Qd2 Rc3 31.Rxc3 Qxc3 32.Qxc3+ Nxc3 33.Bd3 Na2 34.Rb1 Rc8 35.Rb2 Nc3 36.Rc2 Kf6 37.f4 g5 38.Kf3 gxf4 39.Kxf4 Ke7 40.Kf5 f6 41.h4 h6 42.Kg6 a5 43.bxa5 b4 44.a6 Rg8+ 45.Kh7 Kf7 46.a7 Ra8 47.Rb2 Rxa7 48.Rxb4 Na4 49.Rb8 Nc5 50.Rg8 Ra4 51.Bb5 Rxe4 52.Rg7+ Kf8 53.Rg8+ Kf7 54.Rg7+ Kf8 55.Kxh6 Rb4 56.Bc6 f5 57.g5 Nd3 58.h5 Rh4 59.Ra7 Nf4 60.Ra8+ Ke7 61.g6 Kf6 62.Rf8+ Ke5 Invite your bishop to the party In the diagram position it is White to move and win. White is a pawn up and has dangerous passed pawns. However, the black pieces are active while the white bishop is rather clumsy. Do you see a way for White to let the bishop join the action and win the game?
White to move and win
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