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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[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown452"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
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1... Ra5+ 2. Kg6 Kxc4 ( { Black can try: } 2... Kc3 3. c5 Kb2 4. Rxa2+ Kxa2 5. Kxh5 Rxc5+ 6. Kg6 Kb3 7. h5 Kc4 8. h6 Kd5 9. h7 Rc8 10. Kg7 Ke6 11. h8=Q Rxh8 12. Kxh8 { Draw. } ) 3. Rxa2 Rxa2 4. Kxh5 Kd5 5. Kg6 Ke6 6. h5 Rg2+ 7. Kh7 Rg5 8. h6 Kf7 9. Kh8 Ra5 10. Kh7 Ra6 11. Kh8 Rxh6# 0-1