The winning zone

by Karsten Müller
7/12/2022 – The bishop endgame in the diagrammed position will soon become an endgame, in which Black's queen fights against White's f-pawn. Black can win this endgame if his king is in the winning zone and close enough to White's f-pawn. Do you see how Black should proceed to win the game?
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.g3 d5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 Nf6 6.b3 0-0 7.Bb2 Re8 8.Nbd2 e5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.dxe5 Ng4 11.Nf3 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.Bxe5 Rxe5 14.e4 d4 15.c3 c5 16.cxd4 cxd4 17.Qd2 Rc5 18.Rfd1 Be6 19.Qxd4 Qxd4 20.Rxd4 Rac8 21.Bf1 Ra5 22.a4 Bxb3 23.Rb4 Bc2 24.Rxb7 Bxe4 25.Rb5 Rxb5 26.axb5 Rc7 27.f4 Bf5 28.Kf2 Re7 29.Rc1 Kg7 30.Rc6 h5 31.Be2 Be4 32.Rc5 Kf6 33.h3 Bb7 34.Rc3 Bd5 35.Ra3 Be6 36.Ra6 Kg7 37.g4 hxg4 38.hxg4 Bc8 39.Rc6 Bb7 40.Rd6 Be4 41.Bc4 Bb7 42.f5 gxf5 43.gxf5 Rc7 44.Bd3 Bc8 45.Ke3 f6 46.Rd8 Kf7 47.Be4 Ke7 48.Rh8 Bd7 49.Rh7+ Kd6 50.Rf7 Bxb5 51.Rxf6+ Kc5 52.Rf8 a5 53.Ra8 a4 54.Kf4 Kb4 55.Rb8 Kc5 56.Ra8 Kb4 57.f6 Bc4 58.Rb8+ Kc3 59.Ra8 Kb4 60.Ke5 a3 61.Bb1 Rc5+ 62.Kd6 Rd5+ 63.Kc6 Ra5 64.Rxa5 Kxa5 65.Kc5 The winning zone The bishop endgame in the diagrammed position will soon become an endgame, in which Black's queen fights against White's f-pawn. Black can win this endgame if his king is in the winning zone and close enough to White's f-pawn. Do you see how Black should proceed to win the game?
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Carlsen,M2864Van Foreest,J2714½–½2022D02MCCT Oslo Esports Cup 20225.4

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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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