The fourth phase of the game

by Karsten Müller
10/12/2021 – After opening, middlegame and endgame comes the 4th phase of the game when both sides have queened. The main guideline in these positions is that the side with the safer king wins. In the diagram position Black might be able to queen his pawn but White will definitely queen first - and then will hunt Black's king. However, Black can still draw. How?
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.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Qc7 6.h3 Nf6 7.Nf3 g6 8.Qc2 Bg7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Re1 Re8 11.Be3 Nh5 12.Nbd2 Nf4 13.Bf1 Nh5 14.Nb3 Bf5 15.Qd2 Nf6 16.Bf4 Qb6 17.Ne5 Ne4 18.Qe3 Nxe5 19.Bxe5 Bxe5 20.dxe5 Qxe3 21.Rxe3 Rac8 22.Rd1 Nc5 23.Rxd5 Nxb3 24.axb3 Be6 25.Ra5 a6 26.b4 Red8 27.Bd3 Bc4 28.Bxc4 Rxc4 29.b3 Rd1+ 30.Kh2 Rc7 31.c4 Rd4 32.g4 e6 33.Kg3 g5 34.Kf3 Kg7 35.Ke2 b5 36.Rxa6 bxc4 37.Rd6 Rf4 38.Rc3 Rb7 39.Rxc4 Rxb4 40.Rxb4 Rxb4 41.Rd3 Re4+ 42.Re3 Rd4 43.Rc3 Kf8 44.Rc4 Rd5 45.b4 Rxe5+ 46.Kd3 Re1 47.b5 Rb1 48.Rc5 h6 49.Kc4 Ke8 50.Rc6 Kd7 51.Kc5 Rb2 52.Kb6 Rxf2 53.Kb7 Rb2 54.b6 f5 55.gxf5 exf5 56.Rxh6 g4 57.hxg4 fxg4 58.Rg6 Rb4 59.Ka7 Ra4+ 60.Kb8 Ke7 61.b7
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Aronian,L2782Artemiev,V27041–02021B13Chessable Masters KO 20213.1

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.

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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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