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Müller: Endgames from ChessBase Magazine

2/24/2014 – Ready for this? Five instructive endgames, which appeared on the board at the 76th Tata Steel Masters, are explained to you by our resident expert GM Karsten Müller. That should easily fill your weekly training schedule. There is a lot to learn and many a rating point to pick up if you go through Dr Müller's clear and precise instructions. And best part: it's all free of charge.

Engines and endgame tablebases

12/12/2013 – Although chess endgame tablebases are nothing new, many users still do not use them, not because they are unaware of their benefits or existence, but because acquiring them and installing them became an unnecessarily complicated stumbling block. This guide hopes to clarify the various aspects of what they are, how to acquire them and, naturally, how to install them.
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Mario Matous: 1947–2013

10/17/2013 – He led a tragic life in Communist Czechoslovakia, put into a children's home for re-education after his mother was imprisoned when he was three. In spite of an excellent academic record he was only trained as a fitter and never found suitable employment. Thankfully he discovered chess and became one of the most original composers of endgame studies. Mario Matouš died at 66, but his works will live forever.

Endgames from the Sinquefield Cup

9/29/2013 – Three out of four examples in today's endgame session by our ChessBase Magazine expert GM Karsten Müller feature American GM Hikaru Nakamura. In one the "H-bomb" lost to Aronian, in two he defeated the Armenian and fellow American Gata Kamsky. But in every case his endgame technique – as that of Magnus Carlsen in the final example – is worth emulating. Learn and enjoy.

Karsten Muller: Rook against Knight

9/17/2013 – The endgame rook vs knight turns up in less than one percent of all games – so what is the point of studying something you will see so rarely in your tournament career? Well, the new Fritz Trainer from Dr Karsten Müller has eight related themes surrounding the R v N theme, and the concepts you learn from them will generally enhance your late middlegame in a profound sense. Review.

Endgames from Beijing and Tromso

9/10/2013 – Karjakin, Mamadyarov, Grischuk, Kramnik, Wang Yue, Vachier-Lagrave – these are players you definitely can learn something from. In today's endgame session our ChessBase Magazine expert GM Karsten Müller presents instructive endgames from two recent FIDE Grand Prix tournaments and teaches you techniques that can prove invaluable in your tournament games. Learn and enjoy.

Karsten Müller: Looking back at Ningbo

9/2/2013 – Today's endgame session by GM Karsten Müller are taken from the China vs USA classical and rapid chess match that was played in Ningbo, China, from July 18-28. It features four instructive examples of practical endings, selected by our ChessBase Magazine expert, who uses them to teach you techniques that can prove invaluable in your tournament games. Learn and enjoy.

Karsten Müller: Endgames from Tromsø

8/24/2013 – Today's endgame session by GM Karsten Müller are taken from the FIDE Grand Prix that is currently taking place in Norway. It features instructive examples from games by Morozevich, Kamsky, Tomashevsky and Aronian. Our ChessBase Magazine endgame expert uses them to teach you techniques that can prove invaluable in your tournament games. Learn and enjoy.

Karsten Müller: endgames from Tromsø

8/15/2013 – Today's endgame lessons by GM Karsten Müller are taken from the first rounds of the Grand Prix that is taking place in Norway. It features instructive examples from games by Nakamura, Robson, Areshchenko and Jakovenko. Our ChessBase Magazine endgame expert uses them to teach you techniques that can prove invaluable in your tournament games. Don't miss it.

Karsten Müller: endgame lessons from the masters

7/23/2013 – Today's endgame lessons by GM Karsten Müller are taken from the recently concluded Renova FIDE Grand Prix in Zug, Switzerland, and involve three former FIDE world champions, Ponomariov, Topalov and Kasimdzhanov, as well as young stars like Nakamura, Caruana and Radjabov. So our ChessBase Magazine endgame expert is plucking grapes from the finest vines. Learn and enjoy.

Karsten Müller: endgames from current events

7/12/2013 – Have we been neglecting your endgame training? GM Karsten Müller has been working diligently in the background, collecting interesting and instructive endgames for his ChessBase Magazine column. We offer you some examples as teasers on our news page – today two games from the Bejing Grand Prix and two from the imaginative Alexander Morozevich. Learn and enjoy.

Endgames from the Alekhine Memorial

4/26/2013 – Kramnik's crushing breakthrough, Adams' activity, Aronian's attacking king, and Adams' amazing knights – those are the subjects of this week's endgame lessons, brought to you by ChessBase Magazine columnist GM Karsten Müller. They are all from the Alekhine Memorial that has two rest days while the players move from Paris to St. Petersburg. Learn and enjoy.

Ivanchuk's initiative, Radjabov's rook pawn

4/15/2013 – One last look at the London Candidates? It produced exciting chess and some fascinating endgames, which have been commented by our ChessBase Magazine columnist GM Karsten Müller. Today he looks at two instructive encounters, and also shows us an endgame from the Israeli Championship. Learn and enjoy.

Aronian's Arrows, Gelfand's rooks, Kramnik's king

4/6/2013 – The London Candidates Tournament produced some of the most exciting chess and game results we have seen in recent times. The endgames were equally fascinating, as our ChessBase Magazine columnist GM Karsten Müller proves in his latest column that explains what happened in three important games. Learn and enjoy.

A bodycheck, a Krushing attack, a rook retreat...

3/18/2013 – The London Candidates Tournament is great, but something's missing: not a single female player. For those of you suffering withdrawal our  ChessBaseMagazine columnist GM Karsten Müller has taken a look back at the Women's World Team Championship and some of the instructive and entertaining endgames it produced. Learn and enjoy.

Fridman's fortress, Meier's mighty, Anand's exploits

2/21/2013 – The recent Baden Baden tournament saw some deep and exciting chess, often culminating in decisive endgames, which our columnist GM Karsten Müller has been carefully monitoring for the next issue of ChessBase Magazine. We bring you four instructive examples which you can use to hone your skills in an important part of the game.  Learn and enjoy.
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