Stop!

by Karsten Müller
10/1/2024 – Stopping the enemy king from getting active is often an effective weapon in endgames. In the diagram position Black is a pawn down, but he has a way to draw. What should he do?
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.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 c5 6.Be3 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Ne7 8.0-0 Nbc6 9.Bb5 a6 10.Bxc6+ Nxc6 11.Nxf5 exf5 12.f4 d4 13.Bf2 Bc5 14.Nd2 0-0 15.Nb3 Ba7 16.Qd3 Qc8 17.Nxd4 Nxd4 18.Bxd4 Bxd4+ 19.Qxd4 Qxc2 20.Rac1 Qe2 21.Rf2 Qb5 22.Rd2 h6 23.Rc5 Qb6 24.Rd5 Qe6 25.b3 Rac8 26.h3 f6 27.Rd7 fxe5 28.Qxe5 Qxe5 29.fxe5 Rf7 30.Rxf7 Kxf7 31.Rd7+ Ke6 32.Rxg7 Kxe5 33.Re7+ Kf4 34.Rxb7 Rc2 35.a4 Rb2 36.a5 Kg5 37.Rg7+ Kh5 38.Ra7 Rxb3 39.Rxa6 Rb2 40.Ra8 Ra2 41.a6 Kg6 42.g3 Kg7 43.Kf1 Kh7 44.Ke1 Kg7 45.Kd1 Ra3 46.a7 Ra2 47.Kc1 Kh7 48.Kb1 Ra6 49.Kb2 Kg7 50.Kc3 Ra4 51.Kb3 Ra1 52.Kc4 Ra5 53.Kb4 Ra1 54.Kc5 Rc1+ 55.Kd6 Ra1 56.Ke5 Ra5+ 57.Ke6 Ra6+ 58.Ke7 Ra1 59.Kd6 Ra2 60.Ke5 Ra5+ 61.Ke6 Ra6+ 62.Kxf5 Ra5+ 63.Kg4 Ra4+ 64.Kf3 Ra3+ 65.Ke4 Ra1 66.g4 Ra5 67.h4 Ra1 68.Kd4 Ra5 69.Kc4 Ra1 70.Kc5 Rc1+ 71.Kb6 Rb1+ 72.Kc7 Rc1+ 73.Kd8 Rd1+ 74.Ke8 Re1+ 75.Kd7 Rd1+ 76.Ke6 Re1+ 77.Kf5 Ra1 78.Kf4 Ra4+ 79.Ke5 Ra1 80.Kd6 Rd1+ 81.Ke5 Ra1 82.Rd8 Rxa7 83.Ke6 Ra4 84.Rd7+ Kg6 85.h5+ Kg5 86.Rg7+ Kh4 87.Kf5 Ra5+ 88.Kf6 Stop! Stopping the enemy king from getting active is often an effective weapon in endgames. In the diagram position Black is a pawn down, but he has a way to draw. What should he do?
Black to move and draw
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Hong,A2550Liang,J24121–02024B12USA Junior Championship 20247.2

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