Karsten Müller

The Endgame Academy Vol.2 - Theoretical Rook Endgames

Endgame

Grandmaster Dr. Karsten Müller, one of the world’s leading endgame experts, guides you step by step through everything you need to know in this second volume.

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Chapter 1 - Rook vs. Pawn

Stalemate defence

Avoiding bodychecks

Bodycheck duel and zugzwang

Intermediate check

Stalemate defence with a rook's pawn

Riding the escalator

Play-Out Positions 1

Chapter 2 - Rook vs. Two Pawns

Two Separated Passed Pawns

The Rook Must Fight for a Draw

The King Leads the Way

Changing the Leader

Additional Pawn for the Attacker

Do Not Promote Automatically

Play-Out Positions 2

Chapter 3 - Rook and Pawn vs. Rook

Philidor position

Philidor Position – Knight’s Pawn

Lucena Position

Lucena Position – Preparation

Karstedt Draw Position

Defence on the Last Rank

Tarrasch Draw Position

Vancura Position

Vancura Position – Subtleties

Chapter 3 - Cut-Off

Cut-off Along a File – Part 1

Cut-off Along a File – Part 2

Cut-off Along a File – Part 3

Cut-off Across Two Files

Cut-off Across Two Files – Knight’s Pawn

Cut-off with Rook’s Pawn Across Four Files – Part 1

Cut-off with Rook’s Pawn Across Four Files – Part 2

Cut-off Along a Rank – Part 1

Cut-off Along a Rank – Part 2

Cut-off Along a Rank – Rook’s Pawn

Play-Out Positions 3

Chapter 4 - Rook and Two Pawns vs. Rook

Two Connected Passed Pawns

Tortoise Advance

Horwitz Fortress

Two Rook’s Pawns

Rook’s Pawn and Bishop’s Pawn – Blocked King

Rook’s Pawn and Bishop’s Pawn: Free King

Rook’s Pawn and Bishop’s Pawn – Active Defence

Rook’s Pawn and Bishop’s Pawn – Last Line of Defence

Dvoretsky Study

No Rook’s Pawns

Doubled Pawns – Part 1

Doubled Pawns – Part 2

Doubled Knight’s Pawns

Play-Out Positions 4

Chapter 5 - Rook and Pawn vs. Rook and Pawn

No Passed Pawns – Part 1

No Passed Pawns – Part 2

Passed Pawn vs Passed Pawn

Building the Umbrella

Rook Behind the Passed Pawn

Cut-off – Passed Pawn vs Passed Pawn

Typical Mistake – Automatic Promotion

Checking distance is too short

Play-Out Positions 5

Chapter 6 - Examples from Modern Top-Games

Cut-off Goryachkina - Kamalidenova:

The right path for the King: Yip - Dzagnidze

Do not rush: Munguntuul - Zhu

Batsiashvili - Avramidou:

Cut-off Festival: Nakamura - Mishra

Costa's King: Costa - Johansson