Chess endgame strategy: Bishop Vs Knight
Selection of chess endgames featuring bishop vs knight tactics and strategies
In this equal positions the freedom of the bishop is taking the game for a win
1.Kd2 Nd8 2.Kd3 b6 3.Bf5 c5 4.Bc8 a5 5.g4 Kf7 6.Bf5 Ke7 7.Kc3 Nb7 8.Bc8 Nd8 9.Kb3 Nf7 10.Be6 Nh8 11.f5 Kd8 12.Ka4 Kc7 13.Kb5 Kb7 14.a4
great position that show the maneuvers of the bishop compared to the limited knight!
1.Bf3 a6 2.a4 Kc7 3.Bg4 Nf8 4.a5 Kc6 5.axb6 Kxb6 6.Bd1 Nd7 7.Ba4 Nb8 8.Be8 Nc6 9.Bf7 Nd8 10.Bg8 Nc6 11.Bxe6
Famous example that shows the advantage of the bishop in an open position!
1.h4 Nc4 2.Ke2 Ne5 3.Ke3 Kf6 4.Kf4 Nf7 5.Ke3 g5 6.h5 Nh6 7.Kd3 Ke5 8.Ba8 Kd6 9.Kc4 g4 10.a4 Ng8 11.a5 Nh6 12.Be4 g3 13.Kb5 Ng8 14.Bb1 Nh6 15.Ka6 Ke6 16.Ba2+
The biishop advantage in an open position!
1... Kf8 2.Kf1 Ke7 3.Ke2 Kd6 4.Kd3 Kd5 5.h4 Bc8 6.Nf3 Ba6+ 7.Kc3 h6 8.Nd4 g6 9.Nc2 Ke4 10.Ne3 f5 11.Kd2 f4 12.Ng4 h5 13.Nf6+ Kf5 14.Nd7 Bc8 15.Nf8 g5 16.g3 gxh4 17.gxh4 Kg4 18.Ng6 Bf5 19.Ne7 Be6 20.b4 Kxh4
The bishop advantage in an open position!
1... Kc7 2.Kf1 b5 3.Ke1 Bb2 4.a4 bxa4 5.bxa4 Kc6 6.Kd2 Kc5 7.Nc3 Kb4 8.Nb5 a5 9.Nd6 Kxa4 10.Kc2 Be5 11.Nxf7 Bxh2 12.Nd8 e5 13.Nc6 Bg1 14.f3 Bc5 15.Nb8 Kb5 16.g4 Be7 17.g5 fxg5 18.Nd7 Bd6 19.Nf6 Kc4