The Pawn That Became a Queen — Karpov’s Perfect Endgame Conversion

In this brilliant blitz encounter from the 2007 World Championship Blitz in Moscow, Anatoly Karpov demonstrates pure endgame mastery against Aleksey Dreev.
After a dynamic middlegame with kingside expansion and central tension, Karpov slowly converts a positional advantage into a winning rook endgame. The key instructional moment comes when his passed d-pawn marches forward, supported by precise king activity and rook coordination, eventually promoting to a queen and leading to a forced checkmate.
This game is a textbook example of:
• How to activate the king in the endgame
• How to convert a passed pawn under pressure
• How to coordinate rooks for maximum effect
• How to finish cleanly without counterplay
A must-study game for players who want to understand endgame technique at the highest level.

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