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 "Unknown364"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "4r2k/p1R1r1p1/7p/8/6Q1/1P5P/q5P1/5R1K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Rxe7 Rxe7 2. Qg6 ( { White can try: } 2. Rf8+ Kh7 3. Qf5+ g6 4. Rf7+ Rxf7 5. Qxf7+ Kh8 6. Qxg6 Qa1+ 7. Kh2 Qe5+ 8. Qg3 Qd4 { Likely draw. } ) 2... Kg8 3. Rc1 ( { White can try: } 3. Rd1 Qa5 { Likely draw. } ) 3... Qf2 4. Rc8+ Qf8 5. Rxf8+ Kxf8 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0