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A Brilliant Rook Endgame by Magnus Carlsen
Rook endgames are the most common endgame in practical play. So, it’s key to know how to play them! But many chess players think that the endgame is the most boring phase of the game. If you think that it’s because you haven’t seen Miss Strategy vs. Miss Tactics!
In their chess24 premium course Magnus Carlsen’s Rise to the Top, IM Sopiko Guramishvili and IM Anna Rudolf analyse Carlsen’s best games from 2004 to 2010. In his best games you can find spectacular combinations, subtle positional ideas and, also, excellently played endgames.
In this free preview, we will focus on one of the most amazing rook endgames I have ever seen.
In the position of the diagram (right), Carlsen, with the white pieces, found a beautiful mating idea to convert his material advantage. First he played 47.b7!, to tie the black rook to the b-file. Moreover, this move threatens 48.Re8+ and then 49.b8Q, winning.
It was then time to activate king, as in every other rook endgame. Ten moves later, Magnus reached position see in the second diagram.
In this position White is threatening to give mate. Can you discover how?
With 58.Kf8! followed 59.Rc8, White wins, as he threatens both 60.b8Q and 60.Rc6#, which can’t be prevented.
Black was forced to play 57…Kg7, which allowed the White king to activate with 58.Ke7 Rb2 59.Rd6 Rf6. In this position, White has (again!) a mating idea. But, this time, I’m not giving you the answer.
I encourage you to analyze the position carefully, and then check your answers with the analysis of Anna and Sopiko.
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