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Finding harmony in the endgame

10/11/2020 – Endgame expert Karsten Müller keeps finding interesting endgames at the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament. This time around, he looks at the rook and knight versus bishop and knight ending from the Levon Aronian v Fabiano Caruana game from round 5. Hidden tricks abound in these unbalanced positions! | Photo: Lennart Ootes

Black Magic

8/5/2014 – Richard Rapport is one of the best juniors in the world and officially ranks as the 45th best player on the planet. Thus, his loss with white against against the much lower rated Juan Armando Rohls Montes from Venezuela in the second round of the Olympiad came as a big surprise. And before black won the game he had to work some magic with his knight.

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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