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 Bishop Cutoff: the Defender Holds
Black to play and draw
Cutting the King Off With the Bishop
White to play and win
The Buried Bishop: the Defender Holds
Black to play and draw
Bishop Against Connected Pawns: the Defender Holds
Black to play and draw
Do Not Put the King In Front of the Pawns
Black to play and draw
Locked Knight Pawns: the Defender Holds
Black to play and draw
Blocked Rook Pawns: the Defender Holds
Black 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: the Defender Holds
Black 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.
