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It is all about timing in chess. Sometimes you get only one chance to play the idea that will get you the full point.
In the following position, Icelandic FM Aleksandr Domalchuk-Jonasson failed to play the exchange sacrifice that would have granted him a win in his round-5 game against IM Jospeh Girel from France.
64.Rxd5 wins here, as after 64...exd5 White will begin working towards getting a central passed pawn with 65.f5, and will take advantage of his active king to push it. Instead, White’s 64.a5 led to a rather quick draw.
Also in round 5, IM Samir Sahidi from Slovakia saved a draw from an endgame two pawns down after his opponent, FM Kemel Gallo from Cuba, hurried to push his a-pawn.
52...a4 gives up the pawn to distract the light-squared bishop from the long diagonal — i.e. after 53.Bxa4, Gallo played 53...Bd5, pinning the knight to save his h-pawn. As shown in Karsten Müller’s analysis below, Black needed to give up the other pawn and transfer his king to the queenside. As it turns out, having two extra passers on opposite sides of the board is not always enough to secure a full point!
These are only two of the nine instructive endgame positions which you can study and enjoy in our dynamic replayer below.
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.
