Knight vs bishop

by Karsten Müller
9/12/2023 – All in all, in the Knight vs. Bishop duel, the Bishop is more likely to win. However, this duel is tricky and sometimes the knight is the better piece. An example of this is the diagram position, where White used her knight effectively to win the game. What did she 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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MoveNResultEloPlayers
1.e41,184,70054%2421---
1.d4959,29755%2434---
1.Nf3286,44656%2441---
1.c4184,77956%2443---
1.g319,89156%2427---
1.b314,60054%2428---
1.f45,95448%2377---
1.Nc33,91050%2384---
1.b41,79148%2379---
1.a31,25054%2406---
1.e31,08149%2409---
1.d396950%2378---
1.g467046%2361---
1.h446654%2382---
1.c343951%2425---
1.h328956%2420---
1.a411860%2461---
1.f310047%2427---
1.Nh39366%2506---
1.Na34762%2476---
1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.d4 0-0 6.Nc3 dxc4 7.Ne5 Nc6 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Nxc6 Qe8 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7 11.Qa4 Nd5 12.Qxc4 a5 13.Bd2 Ba6 14.Qc5 Qd7 15.f3 Rfb8 16.Rb1 Rb6 17.Kf2 Rc6 18.Qa3 Rc4 19.Rhd1 Rxd4 20.Be3 Nxe3 21.Kxe3 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Qc6 23.Qa4 Qb6+ 24.Qd4 Kf8 25.Na4 Qxd4+ 26.Rxd4 Ke7 27.f4 Bb5 28.Nc5 Bc6 29.Kd2 Rb8 30.b3 Rb5 31.Nd3 f6 32.h4 h5 33.Kc3 e5 34.Rc4 Kd6 35.fxe5+ fxe5 36.Nf2 Bd5 37.Ra4 Ke6 38.Kd2 Rc5 39.Nd3 Rb5 40.Nb2 Kd6 41.Nd1 Rc5 42.Nb2 g6 43.e4 Be6 44.Nd3 Rb5 45.Kc3 c5 46.Kd2 Bf7 47.Ke3 Be6 48.Nb2 Kc6 49.Kd3 Kb6 50.Kc3 Rb4 51.Nd3 Rxa4 52.bxa4 Bxa2 53.Nxe5 Bb1 54.Nc4+ Ka6 Black's bishop's knightmare The duel knight against bishop can be deep and often the bishop dominates the knight, but here it is the other way around:
White to move and win
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Goryachkina,A2571Kiolbasa,O24221–02023E06FIDE Womens Grand Prix-IV 2022-234.4

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