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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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown045"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "2r1r1k1/pp3ppp/1q6/2nPb3/8/5Q2/PPB3PP/R1B1R2K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ Qh5 or Qf5 are refuted by g6. } 1. Qh3 g6 2. Rxe5 Qf6 ( { Black can try: } 2... Rxe5 3. Qxc8+ Kg7 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 3. Rxe8+ Rxe8 4. Bd2 ( { White dare not try: } 4. Be3 Qxb2 5. Rc1 Qxc1+ 6. Bxc1 Re1# ) 4... Qxb2 5. Qc3 Qxc3 6. Bxc3 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0