Tactics alert

by Karsten Müller
2/6/2024 – Passed pawns can be dangerous and often lead to tactical opportunities. In the diagram position it is White to move and win. 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 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bxd7+ Qxd7 7.0-0 Be7 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nc6 10.Be3 0-0 11.Rc1 Rac8 12.h3 a6 13.Qe2 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 Qc7 15.b3 Qa5 16.a4 Rfd8 17.Rfd1 h6 18.Rd3 Nd7 19.Rcd1 Ne5 20.Bxe5 dxe5 21.g3 Rd4 22.Kg2 Bc5 23.Qf3 Rcd8 24.Ne2 Rxd3 25.Rxd3 Rxd3 26.Qxd3 Qe1 27.Qf3 Qd2 28.h4 Qc2 29.g4 Be7 30.Kh3 Qd1 31.h5 Qf1+ 32.Kh2 Bc5 33.Ng3 Qxf2+ 34.Qxf2 Bxf2 35.Ne2 Be3 36.Kg2 Bd2 37.Ng1 g6 38.Nf3 Bc3 39.Kf2 Kg7 40.Ke3 f5 41.gxf5 exf5 42.hxg6 f4+ 43.Kd3 Bb2 44.Nh4 a5 45.c5 Bd4 46.Kc4 Kf6 47.b4 axb4 48.Kxb4 Bf2 49.Nf3 h5 50.a5 h4 Tactics alert Passed pawns can be dangerous and often lead to tactical opportunities. In the diagram position it is White to move and win. What should he do?
White to move and win
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Caruana,F2794Sjugirov,S27030–12023B52FIDE World Blitz-ch Open 20234.15

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