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'“With opposite colored bishops the attacking side has in effect an extra piece in the shape of his bishop.' - Botvinnik
@tpr said in #2:
> '“With opposite colored bishops the attacking side has in effect an extra piece in the shape of his bishop.' - Botvinnik
Thank you for the quote - I was not aware of it!
“With opposite-coloured bishop, initiative is often worth more than material.” — Viktor Korchnoi
@HelloItsDmitri Thanks for posting your article. I haven't had a chance to test what I have learned, but I hope to do so really soon. I remembering being afraid of having opposite color bishops. I have to get rid of some bad habits in chess. I am usually more comfortable being able to trade bishops, but, if I have the better bishop, I can always try to win the game. Thanks again.
@DoomedBishop said in #5:
> @HelloItsDmitri Thanks for posting your article. I haven't had a chance to test what I have learned, but I hope to do so really soon. I remembering being afraid of having opposite color bishops. I have to get rid of some bad habits in chess. I am usually more comfortable being able to trade bishops, but, if I have the better bishop, I can always try to win the game. Thanks again.
The fact that your username is “DoomedBishop”....
OK, but what about opposite-colored knights? :-D
https://lichess.org/SwsWwynR
This is really cool .