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Bishops often dominate knights, but in the diagram position White's knight is much stronger than Black's bishop. What did White do to win the game?

Rook and knight can form a strong attacking duo. In the diagram position it is White to move and win. How can he put Black's king into trouble?

Passed pawns can be powerful and in the endgame they are often very powerful. In the diagram position it is Black to move. How can he use the power of his passed a-pawn to win the game?

Why is the rook’s pawn called the "worst enemy of the knight"? How do you make best use of the "Knight Check Shadow" and when should you enter the "Karpov Distance"? In the new ChessBase Magazine #219, Karsten Mueller shows you the most important techniques in the endgame with knight against pawn(s) in part #9 of his series "Fundamental Endgame Knowledge". Take the chance and test your technique in two interactive training videos in this week’s CBM reading sample. Have fun!

The new ChessBase Magazine #219 offers complete mobile access again with the ChessBase book format. All analyses, repertoire articles, videos and training exercises can be loaded directly in your web browser! In this and the coming weeks, we will be presenting the new issue to you in a series of free reading samples. We start with Lars Schandorff's opening article on the Caro-Kann Advance Variation. After the moves 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h6!? he recommends White to start the game with a sequence of nine pawn moves! Can that be good? Check the free CBM reading sample of the week!