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Centurini

White to win. Same-colour bishops. Drive the defender off the diagonal.

White: pawn b7, king b6, bishop e3. Black: bishop h2, king e1. White to move.

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same coloured bishops

Centurini: driving the bishop off the diagonal

win

White to play and win

With the pawn on the seventh and the defending king far away, the attacker wins by bringing the bishop to the far end of the defender's diagonal, interposing, and forcing it off. The defending bishop needs two diagonals to hold; here it has only one usable one.

Find the right plan. Every move is checked against perfect play.

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