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 "Unknown165"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[ECO "A10"]
[FEN "r4rk1/p4ppp/1p1qp3/2nb4/8/3B1N1P/PPP2PP1/R2QR1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. c4 ( { White can try: } 1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 2. c4 ( 2. Ng5+ Kg6 3. c4 Kxg5 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Qg4+ Kh6 6. Qh4+ Qh5 7. Qf4+ g5 8. Qf6+ Qg6 9. Qe7 Rfe8 { Black wins
with a large material advantage. } ) 2... Rfd8 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. Ne5 Qxd1 5. Raxd1 Rxd1 6. Rxd1 f6 { With equal chances. } ) 1... Rfd8 ( { Black can try: } 1... Bxf3 2. Bxh7+ Kxh7 3. Qxd6 Bh5 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) ( { Black can also try: } 1... Nxd3 2. Qxd3 Rad8 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. Qxd5 Rxd5 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2. cxd5 Qxd5 3. Bb5 { White
wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0