Tricky

by Karsten Müller
1/16/2024 – Positions, in which both sides have a queen and a rook combine elements of the endgame and the middlegame. In the diagram position, which is from a game between Pranesh vs Carlsen, played at the Qatar Masters, White could have used both to win. However, Pranesh missed this chance. Can you do better?
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.e4 g6 2.d4 d6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Be3 Nf6 5.f3 b5 6.g4 h5 7.g5 Nfd7 8.f4 Nb6 9.Nf3 b4 10.Ne2 d5 11.e5 Bg4 12.Bg2 e6 13.h3 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 N8d7 15.h4 Be7 16.0-0 Rc8 17.c3 Nc4 18.Bc1 bxc3 19.bxc3 Rb8 20.Kh1 Qa5 21.Qd3 Ba3 22.Be3 Nxe3 23.Qxe3 Nb6 24.Rab1 Kd7 25.f5 exf5 26.e6+ fxe6 27.Nf4 Rhe8 28.Be2 Bd6 29.Nxg6 Nc4 30.Bxc4 dxc4 31.Ne5+ Kc7 32.Nf7 Qd5+ 33.Kg1 f4 34.Qf2 Rxb1 35.Rxb1 Rf8 36.Qb2 c5 37.Nxd6 Kxd6 38.Qa3 Qf5 39.Qa6+ Kd5 40.Qb7+ Kd6 41.dxc5+ Qxc5+ 42.Kf1 Qd5 Tricky Positions, in which both sides have a queen and a rook combine elements of the endgame and the middlegame. In the diagram position, which is from a game between Pranesh vs Carlsen, played at the Qatar Masters, White could have used both to win. However, Pranesh missed this chance. Can you do better?
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Pranesh M2515Carlsen,M2839½–½2023B07Qatar Masters 20234.1

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