Learn How to Use a Bishop Pair

Learning to use and appreciate the power of the two bishops is a key step in every chess player's development.

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[Date "????.??.??"]
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[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown229"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
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[FEN "r2q1Rk1/3n2pp/P3p3/3pP3/QPpP2b1/2P1b3/3N2PP/RNB4K b - - 0 1"]
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1... Qxf8 2. Nf3 ( 2. Qxd7 Qf2 3. h3 Qg1# ) 2... Qxf3 3. gxf3 Bxf3# 0-1