Two bishops and two queens

by Karsten Müller
10/3/2023 – The diagram position, in which Black is to move, is extremely sharp: Black has two bishops for the queen but both sides have far advanced and dangerous passed pawns and this allows Black to win. How?
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 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e5 7.Nde2 h5 8.Nd5 Nxe4 9.Be3 Nd7 10.g3 Nef6 11.Nec3 b5 12.Bg2 Rb8 13.Ba7 Rb7 14.Nxf6+ Nxf6 15.Bc6+ Ke7 16.Be3 Qc7 17.Bxb7 Bxb7 18.Rg1 b4 19.Na4 Nd5 20.Qd3 g6 21.0-0-0 Nxe3 22.Qxe3 Bh6 23.f4 h4 24.Rge1 hxg3 25.Qxg3 Qc4 26.Kb1 Bxf4 27.Qf2 g5 28.Qb6 Qc6 29.Qxb4 Rxh3 30.Nb6 Rh6 31.Nd5+ Qxd5 32.Rxd5 Bxd5 33.Qa5 Bf3 34.Qxa6 g4 35.a4 Rh1 36.Rxh1 Bxh1 37.Qa7+ Kf6 38.a5 g3 39.a6 Bf3 40.b4 g2 41.Qf2 Kg5 42.Qg1 e4 43.b5 e3 44.b6 e2 45.b7 Two bishops and two queens The diagram position, in which Black is to move, is extremely sharp: Black has two bishops for the queen but both sides have far advanced and dangerous passed pawns and this allows Black to win. How?
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Tan,Z2517Dzagnidze,N2513½–½2023B90FIDE Womens Grand Prix-IV 2022-2311.4

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