5/8/2023 – In this week's show, Karsten Müller continues to look at endgame highlights from the Chessable Masters. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

5/6/2023 – The Satty Zhuldyz rapid and blitz tournament took place in Astana as a side event of the World Championship match. A number of international chess stars participated. Karsten Müller followed the games, looking for endgame highlights. Find here four instructive positions, with on-point analysis by our in-house endgame expert. | Pictured: Alexander Grischuk | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

5/1/2023 – In this week's show, Karsten Müller looks at endgame highlights from the Chessable Masters. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

5/1/2023 – In endgames, it is usually a good idea to activate the king. However, the king also needs to be safe. In the diagram position it is Black to move. What should he do to make his king safe and to win the game?

4/29/2023 – The Satty Zhuldyz rapid and blitz tournament took place in Astana as a side event of the World Championship match. A number of international chess stars participated. Karsten Müller followed the games, looking for endgame highlights. Find here five instructive positions, with on-point analysis by our in-house endgame expert. | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

4/25/2023 – This is an important technique in rook endings and can be used by attacker and defender. How does White win in the diagram position?

4/24/2023 – In this week's show, Karsten Müller looks at some recent endgame highlights from the German Bundesliga. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

4/24/2023 – The Satty Zhuldyz rapid and blitz tournament is taking place in Astana as a side event of the World Championship match. A number of international chess stars are participating. Karsten Müller has been following the games, looking for endgame highlights. Find here four instructive positions, with on-point analysis by our in-house endgame expert. | Pictured: Hou Yifan | Photo: Anna Shtourman

4/18/2023 – In the diagram position Black is two pawns down and in trouble. But Black has an active king and an active rook - enough to save the game. What should Black do to hold the draw?

4/16/2023 – In this week's show, Karsten Müller and his guest, 17-year old Indian Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa look at endgame highlights from Pragg's career. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

4/12/2023 – In this week's show, Karsten Müller and his guest, 20-year old Indian GM Iniyan P., look at endgame highlights from the European Individual Championship. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

4/11/2023 – In endings with opposite-coloured bishops the defending side can often draw, sometimes even when the defender is one, two or three pawns down. However, these endgames are still tricky and the defender has to be careful. In the diagram position it is White to move and draw but in the acutal game White lost. Can you do better?

4/10/2023 – The third leg of the Women’s Grand Prix finished last Thursday in New Delhi. Aleksandra Goryachkina, Zhu Jiner and Bibsara Assaubayeva tied for first place. As ever, GM Karsten Müller followed the action closely, looking for exceptional positions to share with us. Find here three thought-provoking endgames with instructive analyses. | Pictured: Kateryna Lagno taking a look at Aleksandra Goryachkina’s position. | Photo: Ismael Nieto

4/4/2023 – In the endgame - and in the middlegame - far advanced passed pawns can be very powerful. In the diagram position it is White to move and win. What would you do?

4/3/2023 – In this week's show, Karsten Müller and his guest, 20-year old Indian GM Iniyan P., look at endgame highlights from the Chessable Masters Play-In. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

3/29/2023 – Iniyan is yet another talented Indian player climbing up the ranks of competitive chess. This week, he visited Hamburg and joined Karsten Müller in his Endgame Magic show. It was a joyous exchange of ideas using games from the German Bundesliga. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

3/28/2023 – Close to 250 games were played daily for 11 rounds at the European Championship that came to an end two weeks ago. The players were fighting for an entrance to the World Championship cycle via the World Cup, which made for very competitive struggles. Karsten Müller kept an eye on the games, and sent us many notable endgames with instructive analyses. Replay here ten of his finds! | Pictured: Bulgarian grandmaster Ivan Cheparinov | Photo: European Chess Union

3/28/2023 – In the diagram position, it is White to move and draw. White is an exchange up but he still is in trouble because his pawns are weak and his rook has trouble defending them. In the game White did not find a way to draw the game and lost. Can you do better?

3/21/2023 – Rooks are powerful and two rooks are even more powerful, and given the chance, they can quickly mate the enemy king. In the diagram position the white rooks are passive and seem to be doomed to defend the b-pawn. But it is White to move and win. How?

3/20/2023 – Ilamparthi A R (born in 2009) is one of the most promising talents from India, a country with a lot of promising talents. He is the U14 World Champion, India's youngest International Master and has just won the U14 tournament at the WR Masters in Düsseldorf. When Ilamparthi visited the ChessBase headquarters in Hamburg, he and Karsten had fun analysing some tricky endgames together. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

3/15/2023 – Close to 250 games were played daily for 11 rounds at the European Championship that came to an end on Monday. The players were fighting for an entrance to the World Championship cycle via the World Cup, which made for very competitive struggles. Karsten Müller kept an eye on the games, and sent us many notable endgames with instructive analyses. Replay here ten of his finds! | Pictured: Ellen Fredericia Nilssen | Photo: European Chess Union

3/14/2023 – Positions with queen and piece against queen and piece have aspects that are typical for middlegames and aspects that are typical for the endgame. In the diagram position the white king is safe - a typical middlegame aspect - while the dangerous passed pawns - typical for endgames, are good for Black. In the diagram position it is Black to move and draw. How?

3/13/2023 – In his Endgame Magic Show #231 Karsten shows endgame highlights from the Women's Grand Prix. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

3/11/2023 – With close to 250 games being played daily, the European Championship is one of the strongest opens in the chess calendar. Moreover, the players are fighting for an entrance to the World Championship cycle via the World Cup, which makes for very competitive struggles. Karsten Müller is keeping an eye on the games, and has sent us many notable endgames with instructive analyses. Replay here his seven of his finds! | Pictured: Sabino Brunello | Photo: European Chess Union