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 "Unknown571"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
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1... Bg2+ 2. Bxg2 Rxh2+ ( { Black can try: } 2... Qg3 3. Qe5+ Ka8 4. Bxb7+ Kxb7 5. Rxg3 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 3. Kxh2 Qg3+ 4. Kh1 Qh4+ 5. Bh3 Qxh3# 0-1