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Endgames are most players’ weak spot. This “simple” bishop and pawn ending demonstrates just how intricate chess can get. White has to figure out how to advance his pawn to promotion without letting Black give up his bishop for the pawn. A lesson-filled endgame.


It’s interesting how the opposition comes into play: d 1.Bg8+ Kh8 [1...Kxg8 2.Kxg6 Kf8 3.f7] 2.Be6 [2.Kxg6 Kxg8 3.f7+ Drawn!] 2...Be8 3.Bc4 Kh7 [3...Bg6 4.Bb3 Be8 5.Kf5 Kh7 6.Ke6 Kg6 7.Ke7 Kh7 8.Kxe8] 4.Be6 Bc6 [4...Bg6 5.Bf5 Bxf5 6.Kxf5 Kg8 7.Kg6] 5.Kf5 [5.f7 Kg7]5...Bb5 6.Ba2 Bd3+ 7.Ke6 Bg6 8.Ke7 Kh6 9.Bf7 Be4 10.Be8 Bd5 11.Bd7 Bg8 12.Be6 wins.

 


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