Lesson · phase 5

Bishop Endgames

Same-coloured and opposite-coloured bishop endings. Drawing tendencies and winning techniques.

Bishop Endgames

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. . . . . . b .
. . . . . . . p
. . . . . . . k
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. . . . . . . K
Kg1!

Is this a draw

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k . . . b . . .
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. . . . . P . .
P . B . . . . .
. . . . K . . .
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Ke4!

Is this a draw?

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. . . . . k B .
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n . . . . . . .
. . . . . K P .
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Bd4!

Opposite Color Bishop Endgames

. . . b . . . .
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. p . . k p . .
p . . . . . . p
P . . . . B P P
. P . . . K . .
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hxg4+!

This is a game between Nikhil, M and Levy Rozman. There's a very instructive way to use the drawing method we learned. Levy that is a famous international master missed the easy way to draw this and eventualy lost this game, lets learn from his mistake!

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