One of the most common situations that happen in the middlegames is when we or our opponent have the advantage of double bishops.
We should know how to use it and how to fight against it.
The course is divided into 11 sections so it'll be easy to consume the material on which we've worked for more than 6 months...
Below are some of the positions taken from the course:
Hopefully, after watching this course you'll think twice before giving up your bishop and you'll know how to beat your opponents when they do.
What you'll learn
- How to exploit your Bishop pair advantage in different situations?
- Why 2 Bishops are so dominant in open positions?
- The Bishop pair in endgames
- How Grandmasters and world-class players exploit the double Bishop advantage.
- The philosophy of playing in positions with 2 Bishops vs 2 Knights.
- Using the power of double Bishops while attacking.
- What to do when you're playing against the Bishop pair?
- The strategies to neutralize the Bishops.
- The situations where the Bishop pair is even stronger than the Queen!
- Playing with the Bishop pair when you're a pawn down, and a lot more!
Lesson Plan 93 episode(s)
Course overview
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51s
1. Introduction
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21s
2. 2 Bishops on clear board
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2m 4s
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3. Another trapped Rook
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1m 43s
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4. 2 Bishops vs Knight
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2m 45s
5. 2 Bishops vs 2 Knights
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1m 28s
6. 2 Bishops vs Queen
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2m 45s
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7. Conclusion
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28s
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1. Introduction
23s
2. Philosophy of endgames
2m 13s
3. Gulko B. - Kremenietsky A.
5m 0s
4. Andersson U. - Handoko E.
3m 3s
5. Grachev B. - Lysyj I.
3m 56s
6. Gordievsky D. - Golubev S.
5m 54s
7. Magnus C. - Caruana F.
2m 43s
8. Sveshnikov E. - Browne W.
4m 0s
9. Anand V. - Aronian L.
4m 20s
10. Fischer R. - Addison W.
2m 46s
11. Torosyan N. - Hovhannisyan K.
3m 0s
12. Conclusion
35s
1. Introduction
26s
2. Andersson U. - Handoko E.
52s
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3. Cintron R. - Botvinnik M.
1m 10s
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4. Shirov A. - Onischuk A.
1m 33s
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5. Take it with Queen
59s
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6. Anand V. - Gelfand B.
1m 38s
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7. Tal M. - Dobosz H.
2m 5s
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8. Smirin I. - Vallejo P.
1m 46s
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9. Torosyan N. - Tsydypov Z.
59s
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10. Conclusion
24s
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1. Introduction
26s
2. Mamut I. - Givon A.
2m 5s
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3. From a training game
2m 13s
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4. Vachier L. - So W.
3m 6s
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5. Ter-Sahakyan S. - Loiacono A.
1m 35s
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6. Rubinstein A. - Schlechter C.
1m 29s
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7. The power of monsters!
4m 11s
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8. Short N. - Zilber I.
2m 9s
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9. Vidmar M. - Nimzowitch A.
2m 22s
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10. Magnus C. - Topalov V.
1m 38s
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11. Matovic P. - Hellsten J.
1m 48s
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12. Conclusion
26s
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1. Introduction
30s
2. Exchanging opponent's King cover pawn
2m 57s
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3. Botvinnik M. - Benker O.
3m 5s
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4. Stein L. - Gershberg
2m 55s
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5. Alekhine A. - Romi M.
3m 21s
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6. Melkumyan H. - Fridman D.
3m 56s
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7. Szabo L. - Euwe M.
2m 57s
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8. Conclusion
39s
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1. Introduction
37s
2. Unpredictable and strong idea
1m 25s
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3. Blumin B. - Fine R.
1m 53s
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4. Yudasin L. - Rozentalis E.
1m 1s
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5. Tartakover S. - Lasker E.
1m 47s
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6. Saidy A. - Fischer R.
1m 16s
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7. Aguado D. - Ponomariov R.
2m 26s
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8. Explanations on why to keep Bishops
1m 19s
9. Kramnik V. - Anand V.
2m 5s
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10. Alekseev E. - Grischuk A.
1m 17s
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11. Svidler P. - Anand V.
2m 24s
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12. Conclusion
39s
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4.9
Students give this course an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars.