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A simple study by F. Fischer from 1946. White has to give up his d-pawn to conquer black dangerous passed pawn. This will leave him with the wrong bishop… Compare this barrier to the similar barriers in examples B-519 and Gunst, 1926. […]
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White has material advantage. His position is winning, although he has to be careful and avoid some traps that could lead to drawn “wrong bishop” position.
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A study by J. Gunst shows us one of typical winning maneuvers with the wrong bishop. Compare the position after fifth move with the example B-519.
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White has two extra pawns and winning position. The only drawing chance is transition into the “wrong bishop” position.
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White has the winning position, but he has to recognize and avoid the standard “wrong bishop” setup which arises when he moves his pawn to b6, see diagram below. Well-known “Wrong Bishop” Position
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You should know by now what to aim for in this kind of endgame. White to move and draw (AP Kuznetsov, 1962) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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Not so difficult if you know your priorities. White to move and win (S. Isenegger, 1951) (First try to solve the study without moving the pieces!)
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If you asked yourself why the black king has to go to the square of the bishop’s opposite colour, here is the answer: in the bishop’s corner, stalemate defence fails and Black loses! Look how to plan the mating attack in such a case! White to move wins. The first phase is to bring […]
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a ) Bishop and a-pawn against knight In accordance with fundamental didactic principles, first we will examine most simple positions, in which – due to unlucky placement at the edge of the board – real knight value is much lesser than bishop’s. The least favourable is the case with the rim pawn on the […]
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Black to move draws. ← Basic EndingsBasic Endings →
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