Tip: Exploiting Your Bishop Pair 2 of 3

Get closer to the endgame. With fewer pieces left in the position, the dominance of the two bishops can really be felt, as they can control both sides of the board at once. If the enemy knight doesn't have a secure outpost to use, it can find itself passive and restricted in its own territory.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown559"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r4rnk/1pp1npp1/p2p3p/3N4/3qPP2/P5Q1/2B2P1P/R5RK w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Rad1 Qb2 2. Rb1 Qd4 3. Rb4 Qc5 ( { Black can try: } 3... g6 4. Rxd4 { White
wins with a large material advantage. } ) ( { Black can also try: } 3... Qxe4+ 4. Bxe4 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) ( { Black can also
try: } 3... Qa1 4. Rxa1 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 4. Qxg7# 1-0