E-DVD Studies in: Bishops - Chess Lecture - Volume 169 - 2 DVDs Chess Tournament Bags Chess Bags Be3 - SI 14

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Part 2: Aggressive Lines 4

the ‘Englund Gambit’ and the ‘Owen Defence’

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E-DVD Studies in: Bishops - Chess Lecture - Volume 169 - 2 DVDs Chess Tournament Bags Chess Bags Be3 - SI 14More experienced players understand the power of the bishop. Bishops usually gain in relative strength towards the endgame as pieces are captured and more lines become available on the board. A bishop can easily influence both wings of the board simultaneously. In an open endgame, a pair of bishops is decidedly superior to either a bishop and a knight, or two knights. A player possessing a pair of bishops has a strategic weapon in the form of a long