Small move, big impact

by Karsten Müller
5/25/2021 – Simplifying into a pawn ending must always be calculated carefully. In the diagram position Black is a rook up but White has powerful passed pawns. But how and when to advance them?
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.Nf3 d5 4.e3 b6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Nc3 Bd6 7.b3 0-0 8.Bb2 Bb7 9.Rc1 a6 10.g3 Nbd7 11.Bg2 Qe7 12.0-0 Rfe8 13.Nd2 Ba3 14.Bxa3 Qxa3 15.Qc2 Qe7 16.Qf5 g6 17.Qf4 Nf8 18.Qh4 Ne6 19.g4 Rad8 20.f4 Ng7 21.Rf2 h5 22.h3 Nh7 23.Qxe7 Rxe7 24.Nf1 Nf6 25.Bf3 Bc8 26.g5 Ne4 27.Nxe4 dxe4 28.Bg2 Nf5 29.Rfc2 Rdd7 30.b4 Bb7 31.Rc3 Kf8 32.Nd2 c5 33.bxc5 bxc5 34.d5 Bxd5 35.Kf2 c4 36.Bf1 Nd6 37.a4 Kg7 38.Ke1 Rb7 39.Bxc4 Nxc4 40.Nxc4 Bxc4 41.Rxc4 Rb2 42.R4c2 Rb3 43.Rc3 Rb2 44.R1c2 Rb1+ 45.Kf2 Rd7 46.Rc4 Rh1 47.Kg2 Rdd1 48.Rxe4 Rdf1 49.h4 Rhg1+ 50.Kh2 Rg4 51.Re8 Rxh4+ 52.Kg2 Rhh1 53.Rf2 Rxf2+ 54.Kxf2 Ra1 55.Re4 Ra2+ 56.Kf3 Kf8 57.Rc4 Ra3 58.Rb4 Ke7 59.Ke4 Ra1 60.Ke5 Rc1 61.e4 h4 62.f5 h3 63.f6+ Kd7 64.Rb7+ Kc6 65.Rxf7 h2 66.Rh7 h1Q 67.Rxh1 Rxh1
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Nabaty,T2638Solomon,A23561–02021D35Israel Championship 20219.3

Endgame theory constitutes the foundation of chess. You realize this in striking clarity once you obtain a won endgame but in the end have to be content with a draw in the end because of a lack of necessary know-how. Such accidents can only be prevented by building up a solid endgame technique. This is Karsten Müller‘s fi rst DVD and the grandmaster from Hamburg and endgame expert, here lays the foundation for acquiring such a technique. The fi rst part of his training series can be started without any endgame knowledge, only a knowledge of the rules of chess is assumed.

Karsten Mueller in ChessBase Magazine

Do you like these lessons? There are plenty more by internationally renowned endgame expert Dr Karsten Müller in ChessBase Magazine, where you will also find openings articles and surveys, tactics, and of course annotations by the world's top grandmasters.

ChessBase Magazine #200

 

ChessBase Magazine Extra #199

 

Apart from his regular columns and video lectures in ChessBase Magazine there is a whole series of training DVDs by Karsten Mueller, which are bestsellers in the ChessBase Shop.

Karsten Mueller

Karsten Mueller regularly presents endgame lessons in the ChessBase Video Portal

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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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