Mate ends the game

by Karsten Müller
1/14/2025 – Despite the reduced material, mating attacks can still occur in endgames and should be kept in mind. In the diagrammed position, it is White to move, and he has a chance to attack Black's king and win. How?

Endgames of the World Champions from Fischer to Carlsen Endgames of the World Champions from Fischer to Carlsen

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.e41,165,57054%2421---
1.d4946,47455%2434---
1.Nf3281,31256%2441---
1.c4181,93756%2442---
1.g319,68856%2427---
1.b314,23654%2427---
1.f45,88648%2377---
1.Nc33,79651%2384---
1.b41,75348%2380---
1.a31,19754%2403---
1.e31,06848%2408---
1.d394850%2378---
1.g466246%2361---
1.h444653%2374---
1.c342651%2425---
1.h327956%2416---
1.a410860%2468---
1.f39147%2431---
1.Nh38966%2508---
1.Na34262%2482---
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Nf3 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qf4 e6 7.Nc3 Nb4 8.Bd3 Nxd3+ 9.cxd3 Ne7 10.h4 h5 11.Bd2 Nf5 12.Ne2 a5 13.Ng3 Be7 14.Nxf5 exf5 15.Qg3 g6 16.0-0 0-0 17.Rac1 Bd7 18.Be3 d4 19.Bg5 Bxg5 20.Nxg5 Qb6 21.Qf4 Be6 22.Nf3 Kg7 23.Qxd4 Qxd4 24.Nxd4 Bxa2 25.Nb5 Ra6 26.Rc5 Rc6 27.Rfc1 Rfc8 28.d4 Rxc5 29.dxc5 Bd5 30.Nd6 Ra8 31.f3 a4 32.Rc3 Bc6 33.Kf2 Ra6 34.Kg3 b5 35.cxb6 Rxb6 36.Kf4 Bd5 37.Rc5 Be6 38.Rb5 Rc6 39.Rb4 Rc2 40.g3 Bb3 41.Kg5 Rg2 Mate ends the game Despite the reduced material, mating attacks can still occur in endgames and should be kept in mind. In the diagrammed position, it is White to move, and he has a chance to attack Black's king and win. How?
White to move and win
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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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