The bodycheck

by Karsten Müller
6/7/2022 – The bodycheck is the most important motif in the endgame rook against pawn, which will sooner or later arise from the position shown in the diagram. In the actual game White did not find the correct defense and lost. Can you do better? White to move and draw!
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 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 Bc5 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.Nc3 Nd7 8.Be3 Bd6 9.Nd2 Nf8 10.Nc4 Ne6 11.Qd2 0-0 12.0-0 b5 13.Nxd6 cxd6 14.f4 exf4 15.Bxf4 d5 16.Rae1 Bb7 17.Bg3 b4 18.Na4 c5 19.exd5 Bxd5 20.b3 Bc6 21.Be5 Bxa4 22.bxa4 Qd5 23.Qf2 f6 24.Ba1 Rae8 25.Re4 Qxa2 26.Qf5 Nd4 27.Bxd4 Rxe4 28.Bxc5 Ree8 29.Bxf8 Rxf8 30.Qc5 Qxa4 31.d4 Rd8 32.Re1 Qb5 33.Ra1 Kf7 34.h3 Qxc5 35.dxc5 Ra8 36.Ra5 Ke6 37.Kf2 Kd5 38.Ke3 Re8+ 39.Kd3 Ra8 40.g4 Ra7 41.Ke3 Kc4 42.c6 Rc7 43.Rxa6 Kb5 44.Ra8 Rxc6 45.Rb8+ Kc4 46.Kd2 Rc7 47.Rd8 Rc5 48.Kc1 h5 49.gxh5 Rxh5 50.Rd3 Rf5 51.Rg3 g5 52.Kb2 Rf4 53.Rd3 f5 54.Rg3 g4 55.hxg4 fxg4 56.Rd3 Rf3 57.Rd8 g3 58.Rg8 Kd4 59.Rg4+ Kc5 60.Ka2 Kb5 61.Kb2 Re3 62.Ka2 Rc3 63.Kb2 Kc5 64.Rh4 Rf3 65.Rg4 Kd5 66.Rxb4 Ke5 67.Rg4 Kf5 68.Rg8 Kf4 69.c3 Rf2+ 70.Kb3 g2 The bodycheck The bodycheck is the most important motif in the endgame rook against pawn, which will sooner or later arise from the position shown in the diagram. In the actual game White did not find the correct defense and lost. Can you do better? White to move and draw!
White to move and draw
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Hansen,E2606Ju,W25600–12022C77Charity Cup MCCT Prel 202212.3

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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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