The wrong check

by Karsten Müller
11/21/2023 – In queen endings the better side often tries to find a hiding place for its king while the defending side tries to give checks. In the diagram position Black played 84...Qd6+? and lost. However, Black could have saved the game - how?

Endgames of the World Champions from Fischer to Carlsen Endgames of the World Champions from Fischer to Carlsen

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.e41,162,86954%2421---
1.d4944,72655%2434---
1.Nf3280,65156%2441---
1.c4181,58656%2442---
1.g319,66356%2427---
1.b314,17554%2427---
1.f45,87148%2376---
1.Nc33,76751%2384---
1.b41,73748%2378---
1.a31,19354%2403---
1.e31,06448%2408---
1.d394550%2378---
1.g465846%2359---
1.h444453%2373---
1.c342251%2422---
1.h327856%2416---
1.a410860%2468---
1.Nh38866%2510---
1.f38745%2429---
1.Na34063%2477---
1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.b3 Bd6 6.Bb2 0-0 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.0-0 b6 9.d4 Bb7 10.Qc2 Qe7 11.Rfe1 Rfe8 12.Rad1 Rad8 13.Bd3 h6 14.e4 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Rxe4 Qf8 17.Rh4 Be7 18.Rh3 Bf6 19.Be4 Ba8 20.Ne5 Nxe5 21.dxe5 Rxd1+ 22.Qxd1 Rd8 23.Rd3 Rxd3 24.Qxd3 Bg5 25.Qf3 Qd8 26.Bc3 Bd2 27.Bxd2 Qxd2 28.g3 Qd4 29.Bxc6 Bxc6 30.Qxc6 Qxe5 31.Qe8+ Kh7 32.Qxf7 Qa1+ 33.Kg2 Qxa2 34.Qf3 Qc2 35.Qe3 a5 36.h4 a4 37.bxa4 Qxc4 38.Qxb6 Qxa4 39.Qxe6 Qa8+ 40.f3 Kh8 41.g4 Qd8 42.h5 Qb8 43.Kh3 Qf8 44.Qd5 Qb8 45.Qc5 Qe8 46.Qd6 Qa8 47.Kg3 Qe8 48.Kf4 Qf7+ 49.Ke4 Qc4+ 50.Qd4 Qe6+ 51.Kf4 Qf7+ 52.Kg3 Qe8 53.f4 Qe1+ 54.Qf2 Qd1 55.Qf3 Qe1+ 56.Kh3 Qe8 57.Qc3 Kh7 58.Qd3+ Kh8 59.Qd4 Kh7 60.f5 Qe2 61.Kg3 Qe1+ 62.Qf2 Qe5+ 63.Kh3 Qc3+ 64.Qg3 Qc6 65.Qd3 Qh1+ 66.Kg3 Qg1+ 67.Kf3 Qh1+ 68.Kf4 Qh2+ 69.Ke4 Qg2+ 70.Qf3 Qc2+ 71.Kf4 Qc7+ 72.Ke3 Qe5+ 73.Kf2 Qh2+ 74.Kf1 Qe5 75.Kg2 Qb2+ 76.Kh3 Qb1 77.f6 gxf6 78.Qd5 Qf1+ 79.Kg3 Qe1+ 80.Kf4 Qf2+ 81.Qf3 Qd2+ 82.Qe3 Qd6+ 83.Kf5 Qd5+ 84.Kxf6 The wrong check In queen endings the better side often tries to find a hiding place for the king while the defending side tries to give checks. In the diagram position Black played 84...Qd6+? and lost. However, Black could have saved the game - how?
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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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