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In endgames with rook and knight against rook and knight, even a slight initiative might turn out to be decisive, as proven in this game between Adhiban Baskaran and Max Warmerdam.
Luis Paulo Supi and Abhimanyu Mishra battled during 33 moves in another setup with rooks and knights. The Brazilian ended up prevailing,
In an endgame with opposite-coloured bishops, Parham Maghsoodloo made the most of his initiative and ended the encounter with a flourish. The Iranian star was playing black against Praggnanandhaa.
Passed pawns are dangerous weapons in endgames, but if there is more than one passer, it is necessarily to choose carefully which one to push. The game between Mishra and Jergus Pechac greatly illustrates this point.
Rook endings are always drawn. But over the board they are often quite tricky to defend. Velimir Ivic could not hold Challengers’ champion Alexander Donchenko to a draw in the tournament’s final round.
In endgames, the king should usually be activated, but sometimes it is not clear which road to take, as shown in this game between Adhiban and Mishra.
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.
