Bishop endgames
Same-color bishop endings turn on the color of one square. Learn the wrong-bishop draw and the Centurini technique by playing both the win and the fortress out.
24 positions to play
The Wrong Bishop
Black to play and draw
Centurini: Deflect, Then Interfere
White to play and win
The King Guards the Interference Square
Black to play and draw
The Short Diagonal
White to play and win
The Wrong Bishop Draw
Black to play and draw
The Cutoff That Arrives One Tempo Late
White to play and draw
Cutting the King Off With the Bishop
White to play and win
The Bishop Buried on h7
White to play and draw
Connected Pawns Against the Long Diagonal
White to play and draw
Do Not Put the King In Front of the Pawns
Black to play and draw
Locked Knight Pawns Hold
White to play and draw
Blocked Rook Pawns and Stalemate
White to play and draw
King Behind King
Black to play and draw
The Position Janowsky Resigned
Black to play and draw
Driving Off the Lone Bishop
White to play and win
The Frontal Defence
Black to play and draw
Bishop Holds Two Connected Pawns
White to play and draw
The Torn Bishop and the Saving Sacrifice
White to play and draw
Only the King Can Take That Pawn
White to play and win
Give the g-Pawn Away
White to play and win
Centurini: Same-Colored Bishops
White to play and win
The Wrong Bishop's Bodyguard Pawn
White to play and win
Rear Opposition Holds
White to play and draw
The Three-Square Diagonal
White to play and win
Learn the theory
The written method behind these positions: what to aim for, the exact moves, and the traps that lose a won ending.
