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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[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown476"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "3r4/pp4p1/5k2/6p1/1PrRK3/P4P2/6PP/3R4 b - - 0 1"]
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[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... Re8+ 2. Kd5 ( { White can try: } 2. Kd3 Rxd4+ 3. Kxd4 Rd8+ 4. Ke4 Rxd1 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2... Rc6 3. f4 g4 4. h3 Rd8+ 5. Ke4 Re6+ 6. Kd3 Rxd4+ 7. Kxd4 Rd6+ 8. Ke4 Rxd1 { Black wins with a large
material advantage. } 0-1