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You have no doubt been told, if you’ve played a while, that bishops of opposite colors endgames are drawn. A cursory look at this position would only seem to reinforce that idea; however, White has a win here!


A study by Gromov in 1989: 1.Ba4+ Ke7 2.g5 e5 3.Bc2 Ke8 4.Bg6+ Ke7 5.Be4 Ke8 6.Bc6+ Ke7 7.Bd5 Ke8 8.Bf7+ Ke7 9.Bg6 e4 10.Bxe4 Ke8 11.Bg6+ Ke7 12.Bh5 and wins the bishop

 


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