Trapped?

by Karsten Müller
4/6/2021 – The duel knight against bishop is often deep and full of surprises. In the diagram position Black's knight on d1 seems to be in danger to get caught. But can White profit from its precarious position?
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 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 b6 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Ba6 9.cxd5 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Qxd5 11.0-0 c5 12.Re1 Qe4 13.Qe2 Rc8 14.Bb2 Nbd7 15.Rac1 h6 16.Nd2 Qb7 17.e4 cxd4 18.cxd4 Rxc1 19.Rxc1 Rc8 20.Rxc8+ Qxc8 21.Qd3 Qc6 22.f3 Ne8 23.Qc4 Qxc4 24.Nxc4 f5 25.Kf2 fxe4 26.fxe4 b5 27.Na5 Nd6 28.Kf3 a6 29.Bc3 Nb6 30.Bb4 Nbc4 31.e5 Nf5 32.Nxc4 bxc4 33.Ke4 h5 34.d5 Kf7 35.d6 Ke8 36.Bd2 Kd7 37.g3 Kc6 38.Bf4 Kd7 39.h3 Kc6 40.a4 Kd7 41.g4 hxg4 42.hxg4 Nh4 43.Bg3 Ng6 44.Kd4 Kc6 45.Kxc4 Nh8 46.Kd4 Nf7 47.Bh4 Nh6 48.Bg5 Nxg4 49.Be3 Nh2 50.Ke4 Ng4 51.a5 Kd7 52.Bf4 Nf2+ 53.Ke3 Nd1+ 54.Kd4 Kc6 The duel knight against bishop is often deep and full of surprises. In the diagram position Black's knight on d1 seems to be in danger to get caught. But can White profit from its precarious position?
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Speelman,J2610Ehlvest,J26501–01991E53Linares 09th11

Endgame theory constitutes the foundation of chess. You realize this in striking clarity once you obtain a won endgame but in the end have to be content with a draw in the end because of a lack of necessary know-how. Such accidents can only be prevented by building up a solid endgame technique. This is Karsten Müller‘s fi rst DVD and the grandmaster from Hamburg and endgame expert, here lays the foundation for acquiring such a technique. The fi rst part of his training series can be started without any endgame knowledge, only a knowledge of the rules of chess is assumed.

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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