Learning to use and appreciate the power of the two bishops is a key step in every chess player's development.
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[Event "Study"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown06"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "7r/6Kp/k1P5/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ White must capture the rook to have any chance to draw this game. } 1. Kxh8 h5 { Many players would resign in this position. It seems impossible for white
to stop the black pawn. Nor does it seem possible to promote white's pawn
closely guarded by black's king. However, the game is a draw if white plays
accurately.|Believe it or not. } 2. Kg7 { White approaches a future of two
possiblities. One, chase down the black pawn, or two, support the promotion
of his own pawn. } 2... h4 3. Kf6 Kb6 ( { Black could try to make it impossible for
white to chase down the black pawn: } 3... h3 { White pivots to support the
promotion of his own pawn. } 4. Ke6 h2 5. c7 Kb7 6. Kd7 h1=Q 7. c8=Q+ { A
draw. } ) 4. Ke5 h3 ( { Black can remove the threatening white pawn: } 4... Kxc6 5. Kf4 { With no hope of supporting the promotion of white's pawn, white
now pivots to chase down the black pawn. } 5... h3 6. Kg3 h2 7. Kxh2 { A draw. } ) 5. Kd6 h2 6. c7 Kb7 7. Kd7 h1=Q 8. c8=Q+ { A draw. } *