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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[Date "????.??.??"]
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[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown628"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
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[FEN "r1b3kb/p4p2/4p1p1/1p1pP3/2p2P2/2P1PBq1/PPQN4/2K4R w - - 0 1"]
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1. Qd1 Qf2 2. Nf1 Bg7 3. Rh2 Qg1 4. Qe1 a5 5. Rh1 Qxh1 6. Bxh1 { White wins
with a large material advantage. } 1-0