White to Play
Published in Chess Puzzles
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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