Bishop opposite color endgame

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  Anonymous says:

  March 4, 2008 at 12:55 am

  I think a clear win for white.

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  Anonymous says:

  March 4, 2008 at 2:58 am

  1. Kd4 Ke6
  2. c4 dxc4
  3. Kxc4 Ba6+
  4. Kd4 Bf1
  5. Bd8 Kd7
  6. Bb6 Bxh3
  7. a6 Kc8
  8. Ba7 Bf1
  9. Ke5 Bh3
  10. Ke6 Bg4
  11. Kf6 Bh3

  i think draw …

  stu

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  Bjorn says:

  March 4, 2008 at 7:42 am

  this is winning for white after 1.g4. If black takes twice then white will play the pawn to f5 and then walk with his king to e5 and onwards.

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  Anonymous says:

  March 4, 2008 at 2:20 pm

  I think Björn is right. But in his line one position is importaint.

  1.g4 hg4:
  2.hg4:fg4:
  3.f5 Bf5:
  4.a6 Bc8
  5.a7 Bb7

  and now the white king goes to b6 and the black king to c8. Black can play Ba8-Bb7 so no zugzwang. But when the black bishop is on b7, then a8Q Ba8: , Ka7 Bb7, and white plays the bishop on the h2-b8 diagonal. zugzwang and winning for white!

  Tobe

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  Anonymous says:

  March 4, 2008 at 3:56 pm

  Tobe –

  After:

  1.g4 hxg4
  2.hxg4 fxg4
  3.f5 Bxf5
  4.a6 Bc8
  5.a7 Bb7

  … why should Black be so cooperative as to pin his king in the corner? Why shouldn’t the game continue:

  6.Kf4 Ke6
  7.Kxg4 Bb8
  8.Kf4 Kd7

  …? Now if White tries to bring his king to b6, Black just plays Kc8-b7-a6-b5 and fends off the invasion with time to spare. White can’t penetrate to c8 either, as far as I can see.

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  Arjan says:

  June 16, 2008 at 1:35 am

  Iswhite winning after
  1.g4 hxg4
  2.hxg4 fxg4
  3.f5 Lxf5
  4.Kf4! Ld3
  5.Ke5 and black is helpless, f.i.
  5. … g3
  6.Kd6 g2
  7.Lf2 Lb5
  8.Kc7 wins the bishop.