Bishop Stops the Connected Pawns
Black to play and draw
PlayTwo connected passed pawns are rolling, but your bishop and king can stop them if you act at once. The key is to blockade on the bishop's color and rush the king back.
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Bishop Stops the Connected Pawns
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The theory
Connected passed pawns are the bishop's nightmare, yet a timely blockade neutralizes them.
Blockade on your color. Place the bishop in front of the pawns on a square of the color it controls, where no pawn can chase it off.
Bring the king. A bishop cannot guard both pawns indefinitely, so the king must join quickly to complete the wall.
In this drill you defend against two rolling pawns. Set the blockade early and coordinate king and bishop to hold the half point.