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Bishop Endgames
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Bishop And Pawn Vs King
Right-coloured rook pawn: the bishop owns the corner
White to win
Wrong-coloured rook pawn: head for the corner
Black to draw
Wrong bishop, but the king is cut off
White to win
Bishop Vs Pawn
Bishop versus pawn: choose the diagonal that cannot be blocked
White to draw
Bishop and king hold two connected pawns
White to draw
Bishop versus two widely separated pawns
White to draw
Same Coloured Bishops
Same-coloured bishops: king in front of the pawn draws
Black to draw
Pawn on the sixth: the king alone is not enough
White to win
Do not push too early: control the promotion square first
White to win
Centurini: driving the bishop off the diagonal
White to win
Good bishop versus bad bishop
White to win
Bishop and two connected pawns versus bishop
White to win
Opposite Coloured Bishops
Opposite bishops: one pawn never wins
Black to draw
Opposite bishops: the bishop guards the square in front
Black to draw
Opposite bishops can lose: bishop on the wrong diagonal, king far away
White to win
Two connected pawns on the fifth: the blockade holds
Black to draw
Two connected pawns on the sixth win
White to win
Pawns one file apart: a draw
Black to draw
Pawns two files apart win
White to win
Bishop Vs Knight
Bishop versus knight: pawns on both wings favour the bishop
White to win
Knight versus bad bishop: blocked pawns on the bishop's colour
White to win
Wrong rook pawn versus a knight: the corner still saves
Black to draw
The knight in the corner trick
White to win
Wrong rook pawn versus knight: king too far away
White to win
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