The king rules

by Karsten Müller
9/5/2023 – In endgames, the king is indeed a powerful piece. In the diagram position it is Black to move and he found a way to show the strength of his king and to win the game. What did Black do to let his king rule?
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.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3 0-0 6.Bd2 e6 7.Rc1 Ne4 8.cxd5 Nxd2 9.Qxd2 exd5 10.b4 Be6 11.Be2 a6 12.a4 Nd7 13.0-0 c6 14.Ne1 a5 15.Rb1 axb4 16.Rxb4 b6 17.Rb2 h5 18.g3 Qe7 19.Ng2 Bh6 20.h4 Qd6 21.Rc1 Rfc8 22.Qd1 Ra5 23.Bf3 Rd8 24.Rcc2 Bf5 25.Re2 Rda8 26.Re1 R8a7 27.Kh2 Qf6 28.Be2 Qd8 29.Kg1 Qf6 30.Bd3 Bg4 31.Be2 Be6 32.Qc2 Ra8 33.Rd1 Qd8 34.Qb3 Rb8 35.Bf3 Nf6 36.Rdb1 Ne8 37.Qd1 Nd6 38.Be2 Rb7 39.Bd3 Raa7 40.Ne2 Nc4 41.Ra2 b5 42.Nef4 Qd6 43.Raa1 b4 44.Nxe6 Qxe6 45.Ra2 Rb6 46.Re2 Na5 47.Bc2 Rc7 48.Ne1 Bf8 49.e4 dxe4 50.Rxe4 Qf6 51.Nf3 Rbb7 52.Kg2 Re7 53.Rxe7 Qxe7 54.Bb3 Qe4 55.Rc1 Bd6 56.Ra1 Re7 57.Ra2 Kg7 58.Rd2 Ra7 59.Re2 Qf5 60.Bc2 Qd5 61.Be4 Qc4 62.Bd3 Qc3 63.Re3 Nc4 64.Bxc4 Qxc4 65.Qa1 Qd5 66.Kg1 Be7 67.Qd1 c5 68.Re5 Qd7 69.Qb3 cxd4 70.a5 Bf6 71.Rc5 Qd8 72.Kg2 Rxa5 73.Qxb4 Rxc5 74.Qxc5 d3 75.Nd2 Qa8+ 76.Kg1 Qa1+ 77.Kg2 Qe1 78.Qe3 Qe2 79.Nf3 Qxe3 80.fxe3 Bc3 81.Kf2 The king rules In endgames, the king is indeed a powerful piece. In the diagram position it is Black to move and he found a way to show the strength of his king and to win the game. What did Black do to let his king rule?
Black to move and win
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