The Bishop Pair Advantage | Grandmaster’s Choice – GM Joel Benjamin

Grandmaster Joel Benjamin shows games that demonstrate the advantage of having two bishops out of the opening. See one of the earliest true examples featuring Steinitz, to a modern example from Kasparov.

2020.02.20
Berthold Englisch vs Wilhelm Steinitz, London (1883): C60 Ruy Lopez, fianchetto (Smyslov/Barnes) defence
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1132638
Gata Kamsky vs Garry Kasparov, Chess Olympiad (1992): E88 King’s Indian, Saemisch, orthodox, 7.d5 c6
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1066688

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