Thursday, December 11, 2008

Bishop Endings

BISHOP ENDGAME RESOURCES

 Wikipedia Articles
Opposite Colored Bishop Endgame - Rather large Wikipedia page on this topic
Wrong bishop 
- Page Dedicated to this one topic


Bishop Endgame Articles

How to use the Bishop - 6 Page Article about Bishops with some Endgame Info Also.


Learn Bishop and Pawn Endgames for Beginners Now!  - ichess Article w/embedded Video

Materialism , Opposite Colored Bishops, and Kasparovs Theorem - Chess.com Article by GM Vbhat

Bishop Endgames - Exeter Chess Club Page (Very Thorough page with links to studies, articles on each type of endgame, and lots of Bishop info) 

The Chess World

Chess Fortress – 7 Must-Know Positions  - FM Yuriy Krykun
Bishop Endgames: Karpov  - WGM Raluca Sgîrcea, IM Renier Castellanos
Rook vs. Bishop Endgame: 3 Important Tips to Follow  - Yury Markushin
The Opposite Color Bishops Endgame - - Yury Markushin


LICHESS Bishop Endgame Studies

Bishop And Pawn Endgames  - 25 Chapter Study   (106 hearts)
Bishop endgames  19 Chapter Interactive Study (Play Positions against Computer w/ lessons)
same-coloured bishop endgames  - 2 Chapter Study
Endgames 3 (Opposite colored bishop) - 10 Chapter Study


Practice: Bishop And Pawn Endgames:  - 25 Chapter Interactive Study

Bishop Pair Endgames  - 15 Chapter Study  (15 Really Nice Annotated Games)

Bishop Endgame Video Lessons

a) Bishop Endings


         Bishop Endgames - GM Varuzhan Akobian  - 54 Min
         Force that Bishop to the Short Diagonal! - 24 Min GM Akobian


Checkmate with 2 Bishop - 10 min Video
Bishop and Pawn vs Same colored Bishop - 10 min Video
Bishop Endgames Crash Course - Bishop And Pawn Endings Fundamentals - 11 Min


b) Same Color Bishop Endgames


GM Magesh Panchanathan: Same Color Bishop Endgames | U.S. Chess School - 61 Min
Same-Color Bishop Endgames | Endgame Exclam!! - GM Cristian Chirila  - 43 Min
Same-Color Bishop Endgames, with NM Spencer Finegold - 54 Min


c) Opposite Color Bishop Endgames


The Opposite Color Bishops | Endgame Class - NM Caleb Denby - 58 min
Opposite Colored Bishops Endgames | Endgame Strategy | Intermediate Level | IM Andrey Ostrovskiy  - 16 Min 
How to Win the Opposite-colored Bishop Endgames? - 20 Min - Remote Chess Academy
Opposite Color Bishops: Know the Rules | Insane in the Endgame - GM Josh Friedel - 60 min
Opposite-Color Bishop Endgames | Grandmaster's Choice - GM Dariusz Swiercz - 50 Min
Key Tips for Endgames w/ Opposite Colored Bishops | Dojo Lessons  - 24 min  Chess Dojo
IM Kassa Korley: Opposite Colored Bishop Endgames | US Chess School - 56 Min


GM Neiksans Boot Camp #15 - Opposite Color Bishop Endgames  - (Almost 2 Hr )

Picture of A black Bishop Chess piece.


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