Magnus misses magic win

by Karsten Müller
1/2/2024 – The diagram shows a position from a game Vincent Keymer and Magnus Carlsen played at the World Cup in Baku 2023. It is Black to move and win. In the game, Carlsen missed this chance - can you do better?
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 Bb4 4.f3 Nc6 5.e4 e5 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 d6 8.Ne2 b6 9.Ng3 Na5 10.Bd3 h5 11.0-0 h4 12.Nf5 Bxf5 13.exf5 Qd7 14.Rb1 0-0-0 15.Bg5 c5 16.d5 Rh5 17.f4 Rhh8 18.fxe5 dxe5 19.Qe1 e4 20.Bxf6 Rde8 21.Bxg7 exd3 22.Qd2 Rhg8 23.f6 Re4 24.Rbe1 Rxe1 25.Rxe1 Re8 26.Re7 Rxe7 27.fxe7 Qxe7 28.Qxd3 Qe1+ 29.Qf1 Qe3+ 30.Kh1 Qe4 31.h3 f5 32.Qf3 Qxf3 33.gxf3 Nxc4 34.a4 Kd7 35.Bf6 Kd6 36.Bxh4 Kxd5 37.Bd8 Nb2 38.h4 Ke6 39.h5 Nxa4 40.c4 Kf7 41.Kg2 Nb2 42.Kg3 Nxc4 43.Kf4 b5 44.Kxf5 b4 45.Ke4 a5 46.h6 Kg6 47.Be7 Magnus misses the magic win Knights are tricky pieces:
Black to move and win
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