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Many chess players have the misconception that bishops of opposite colors always draw in the endgame. Here’s one of the many exceptions to the rule, from an actual game, Vorotnikov-Kaminsky,USR, 1973.


Solution:

1.Bd3 Kd7 [1...Bb4 2.c6 Bd6 3.c7+ Bxc7 4.Kxa7] 2.c6+ Kd6 [2...Kd8 3.c7+ Bxc7 4.Kxa7 Bd6 (4...Kc8 5.Bf5+) 5.Kb6]3.Bb5 Bb6 [3...Bd8 4.c7 Bxc7 5.Kxa7]4.c7 Bxc7 5.Kxa7 Kc5 6.Kb7 Bb6 7.Bd3 Zugzwang!

 


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