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The Power of the Bishop Pair
Course
93 episodes
(3 hours 17 min)
(3 hours 17 min)
Creators
GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes
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...
See moreBelow 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!
Course Content
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93
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87
Quizzes & Trainings -
2
Attachments -
3 hours 17 min
4.9
Students give this course an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars.
Juan Garcia
Amazing! I didn't know bishops were so powerful! Thank you GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan for this wonderful course!
Angel Sis
Thank you sir, nice video. Very instructive!
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Thanks for nice words Angel :-)
Luca Matera
Great course! i think in chapter 1, example 4 there is Be8!
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Thanks for your kind words!
In which position do you think there is Be8?
If you can post it in the forum, I will check and reply :-)
Vibhav Bondalapati
Amazing course, would rate it 10 out of 5, but I can not, unfortunately, it made me feel the power of the bishop pair, and even taught me a lot, which is surprising, me being 2121 USCF.
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Thanks for your kind words!
Yeah, often Bishops are deadly weapons - and if you know how to use them - poor opponents :-)
Sabarish Kailasam
Great course! Thanks Coach Gabuzyan! This course made me really feel how powerful the bishop pair can be and to never underestimate it!
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Dear Sabarish,
Thanks for your kind words!
Yeah, it's very important to understand the power of Bishops in chess, I am glad you enjoyed it!
Good luck :-)
Henry Singletary
This was a great course! I never knew the power of the bishop pair before this course. What a difference two bishops can make in a game! Thank you for all your insight!
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Dear Henry,
Thanks for your kind words, Bishops are strong indeed, and I love that advantage in my games as well.
Voran
Great course - taught me a lot about the value of the bishop's X-shaped flight path and I now think twice before trading one!
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Voran, Thanks for kind words :-)
Yeah, be careful when giving opponent pair of Bishop advantage)
Often, they are very strong!
S ARUN KUMAR
Thank you Coach! That was Simply SUPERB!
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Thanks for the Super words!
Good luck :-)
Aarav Katukuri
amazing course
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Amazing words :-)
Aarav Katukuri
great!!!!!
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Thanks!
Petrisor Gavrila
Excellent course!!!
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Excellent words :-)
Sai Krishna
i raised 200 points with this
ChessMood
Wow!
Did you watch only this course?
Magical Mind
Amazing Course! Nice Bishop Pair techniques on how to dominate the opponent throughout the game
ChessMood
Thanks!
Shubhi Gupta
Really nice course. After studying this course, I started to like the bishop pair more than I used to like them.
ChessMood
That was the mission of the course! :)
Thank you!
michael dittmar
mind blowing, too difficult sometimes to "see" the outcome, especially
the most beautiful possibilities from section 11!
ChessMood
Thanks!
Giorgos Kechagias
Francois Chevalier
Simply masterful!!
ChessMood
Thanks! 😊
Alan Marcuse
Very great course. I knew that the bishop pair is strong, now I know why and how to use it best. A tip for all: You may think the quizzes are easy, so "take a test" after a month. If you still think they are easy: congrats
ChessMood
Thanks Alan, very good idea.
Llorenç Boldú Zabih
I like the guys clapping when you solve quizzes at first attempt :D
ChessMood
Thanks Llorenc!
Ivan Raslje
fine
ChessMood
Thanks
Casey Davis
This is perhaps my favourite course on Chessmood so far. So much insight and direction as well as ideas explained clearly and comprehensively with great example games and quiz too. Great stuff all round and so much to be learnt from it for practical games and general chess learning.
ChessMood
Thanks so much for your kind words!
Shahinur Haque
I like this course very much. Recently in my game i was able to implement ideas from this course.
ChessMood
Excellent! Keep it up!
Paulius the Witcher
excellent practical bishop pair ideas, great course, superb examples!
ChessMood
Thanks for kind words Witcher
Vedanta Kirkire
nice explanation
Jai Adithya Gnanasekar
I love this course
I learnt that two bishops are so powerful
ChessMood
Thanks for kind words!
Artyom Manukyan
Leslie Smith
Excellent course, I love it, thank you sir for putting this together!
ChessMood
Thanks Leslie!
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GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes
Hovhannes Gabuzyan became a U-16 Olympic Champion in 2010. Two years later, at 17, he achieved the Grandmaster title.
He was the World University Chess Champion in 2016, the Armenian Champion in 2017 and 2021, and has represented his country at the prestigious Chess Olympiad.
He believes time is a person’s most valuable resource. This philosophy reflects in his swift play on the chessboard and his training methods that focus on squeezing the most out of one’s time.
Hovhannes Gabuzyan became a U-16 Olympic Champion in 2010. Two years later, at 17, he achieved the Grandmaster title.
He was the World University Chess Champion in 2016, the Armenian Champion in 2017 and 2021, and has represented his country at the prestigious Chess Olympiad.
He believes time is a person’s most valuable resource. This philosophy reflects in his swift play on the chessboard and his training methods that focus on squeezing the most out of one’s time.
You may find it useful to read our introductory article on making the most out of the Bishop pair.
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