Endgames from New Delhi

When even the slightest initiative weighs heavily

The ending with rooks and knights reached by Vaishali Rameshbabu and Bibisara Assaubayeva in round 2 turned out to be fascinating. A slight initiative helped the Kazakh youngster to win the game, but White could have got practical drawing chances with very precise play.

Charles Sullivan and Wolfram Schön contributed to the analysis of this deep ending.

The safe corner

In round 4, Polina Shuvalova showed good technique to convert her advantage from a position with two bishops against a single rook.

A mobile majority

The all-important battle between Zhu Jiner and Aleksandra Goryachkina saw both players missing chances in an ending with rooks, dark-squared bishops and an asymmetrical pawn structure.

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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• Endgames from Vrnjacka Banja: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
• Endgames from Düsseldorf: 1 | 2
• Endgames from Wijk aan Zee: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
• Endgames from Miami: 1 | 2 | 3
• Endgames from Chennai: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
• Endgames from Madrid: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
• Notable endgames: Biel, Dortmund, Zagreb