CBM Blog: The Umbrella and a Domination Duel

by ChessBase
6/16/2011 – In rook endings you often have to hide from a rain of checks, and it is expedient to bring along an "umbrella". Same colored bishop endings have a relatively large drawish tendency, and one major winning strategy is to restrict the enemy bishop and exchange it. You can learn a lot by replaying the lessons provided by our resident GM and endgame specialist Karsten Müller.
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In rook endings it is often important to be able to hide from the checks:

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Domination Duel

Same colored bishop endings have a relatively large drawish tendency in sharp contrast to pawn endings. So one major winning strategy is to restrict the enemy bishop and exchange it:

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