Getting a queen is not necessarily the be all and end all

In the tournament of “Experience” versus “Youth” in Amsterdam the position
in the diagram came up in the game Nakamura – Van Wely after 37. … Rc1+.
Which route would you have chosen for your king here? 38.Kb4 or Kd3?
The analysis by our CBM endgame expert GM Karsten Müller will tell you
whether you made the correct choice.

The game Nakamura-Van Wely

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