Opposite Colored Bishops (It was winning!) | Training Game

April 15, 2019 NHaselton Uncategorized

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A 30’ + 5’’ training game against a 2100 rated opponent on lichess. We played the Quiet Variation of the Slav Defense.

Neither the opening nor the middlegame were too exciting, but the endgame was. It was also very instructive. It was opposite colored bishops with a pair of rooks still on the board.

It seemed like neither side could really do much, but then I found a way to set my pieces on perfect squares and win the h pawn! I was a pawn up when I managed to follow through with the plan, but in compensation he pushed his pawn to d6, thus forcing my bishop to remain on the defensive for the rest of the game, keeping the pawn blocked.

I blocked out all the entry points for his rook, and my position was as safe as possible. This meant that I could start an attacking plan. I pushed my kingside majority and managed to create a road for my king to enter the position. Unfortunately, he managed to force a trade of rooks which meant that my pawn was almost immovable despite it being an extra pawn.

He soon offered me a draw, and I ended up accepting. It was opposite colored bishops and my bishops couldn’t move, so I figure I made the right decision. But…

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