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Train/The Bishop Buried on h7

The Bishop Buried on h7

Ponziani published this draw in 1782. Your bishop is not just blockaded, it is entombed on h7 behind its own pawn, with no square to use. The only way to free it is to give it up, and the pawn ending after that is a known draw.

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