Chess endgame strategy: differant color bishops
Selection of chess endgames featuring differant bishops tactics and strategies
Basic example that shows good pawn structure suppoerted by bishop and a king
1. g4 Kg7 2. Kg3 Bc6 3. Kh4 Bg2 4. Kg5 Bh3 5. Bb2+ Kf7 6. a4 Bg2 7. h4 Bc6 8. h5 gxh5 9. Kxh5 Bxa4 10. f5 Bd1 11. Kg5 b5 12. Bc3
Fantastic victory by white with his 2 center pawns. full explanation will be in the video can you find the winning moves?
1... Kf7 2.Rxe7+ Kxe7 3.Bd2
Creative victory for white by using the bishop!
1... g5 2.fxg5 d4+ 3.exd4 Kg4 4.Ba3 Kxh4 5.Kd3 Kxg5 6.Ke4 h4 7.Kf3 Bd5+
Taking advantage of black's stronger position with the bishop!
1... Bh3 2.gxh3 Kf5 3.Kf2 Ke4 4.Bxf6 d4 5.Be7 Kd3 6.Bc5 Kc4 7.Be7 Kb3
White keeping his winning chances in a difficult position position!
1... f5 2.f3 fxe4 3.fxe4 Bd7 4.Kf2 Kf7 5.Ke3 Ke6 6.Bf8 Kf7 7.Bd6 Ke6 8.Bf4 Be8 9.Kd4 Bb5 10.Kc5 Kd7 11.e5 Ke6 12.g4 g6 13.a3 h5 14.gxh5 gxh5 15.h4 Kf5 16.Bg3 Ke6 17.Bh2 Ke7 18.Kd5 Kd7 19.e6+ Ke7 20.Ke5 Kf8 21.Bf4 Kg7 22.Bg5 Kg6 23.Kd5 Kf5 24.e7 Kg6 25.Kc5 Kf7 26.Kb4 Ke6 27.a4 Bc6 28.Kxc4 Bxa4 29.Kc5 Kd7 30.c4 Kc7 31.Kd5 Kd7 32.Ke5 Bd1 33.Kf6 Ke8 34.c5