The principle of three weaknesses

by Karsten Müller
12/7/2021 – In queen endgames having the initiative is crucial. In the diagram position it is Black to move and it is Black who has the initiative. But how should he proceed?
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.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Bf5 4.c4 e6 5.Nc3 c6 6.Bd3 Bxd3 7.Qxd3 Nbd7 8.0-0 Bb4 9.Bd2 Be7 10.Rad1 0-0 11.e4 dxe4 12.Nxe4 Re8 13.Bc3 Qc7 14.Rfe1 Rad8 15.Qc2 b5 16.b3 Qb7 17.Ne5 Nxe4 18.Qxe4 Nxe5 19.dxe5 bxc4 20.bxc4 Qa6 21.h3 Qa4 22.Rd2 h5 23.Ree2 Rxd2 24.Rxd2 Rd8 25.Rxd8+ Bxd8 26.Qe2 Bb6 27.g3 g6 28.Kg2 Bc5 29.f4 Bb6 30.Be1 Kg7 31.Bf2 Bxf2 32.Kxf2 Qa3 33.Kg2 Qc3 34.h4 a5 35.Kf2 a4 36.Kg2 a3 37.Kf2 Kf8 38.Kg2 Kg8 39.Kf2 Kg7 40.Kg2 Qd4 41.Kf3 Qg1 42.Qf2 Qb1 43.Ke3 The principle of three weaknesses In queen endgames having the initiative is crucial. In the diagram position it is Black to move and it is Black who has the initiative. But how should he proceed?
Black to move and win
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Sonntag,H2331Predojevic,B25770–12021D12German Bundesliga 2019-2011.12

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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Apart from his regular columns and video lectures in ChessBase Magazine there is a whole series of training DVDs by Karsten Mueller, which are bestsellers in the ChessBase Shop.

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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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