Private CCL Instruction

  [Event "?"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2015.08.12"]  [Round "?"]  [White "1st Step"]  [Black "?"]  [Result "*"]  [Annotator "Sasa Jevtic"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "8/8/8/4k3/8/8/3K4/N6B w - - 0 1"]  [PlyCount "31"]  [EventDate "2015.??.??"]   {This is random starting position. In 1st Step there is no some pre-defined  pattern how to win the game. White has to use his King, Bishop and Knight to  force black King to the edge of the board. Note that the best coopearation  between Bishop and Knight is when both fo them are on the same coloured square.  } 1. Ke3 Kf5 2. Nb3 Ke5 3. Nc5 Kf5 4. Be4+ Ke5 5. Nd3+ Ke6 6. Kf4 Kd6 7. Kf5  Ke7 (7... Kc7 8. Ke6 Kb6 9. Bd5 Kc7 10. Bb3 Kb6 11. Ba4 Ka5 12. Bc6 Ka6 13. Kd6  Ka5 14. Kc5 Ka6 15. Nb2 Ka5 16. Nc4+ Ka6 17. Bb5+ Kb7 18. Ne3 Kc7 19. Nd5+ {  And 3rd Step may start.} Kd8 20. Kd6 Kc8 21. Ke7 Kb8 22. Ba6 Ka7 23. Bc8 Kb8  24. Kd7 Ka7 25. Kc7 Ka8 26. Nb4 Ka7 27. Nc6+ Ka8 28. Bb7#) 8. Ke5 Kd7 9. Bd5  Ke8 (9... Ke7 10. Be6 Kf8 11. Kf6 Ke8 12. Nc5 Kd8 13. Bd7 Kc7 14. Ke7 Kb6 15.  Nb3 {[%csl Ya5,Yb5,Yc5][%cal Gb3c5,Gb3a5,Gd7b5]} Kc7 16. Ba4 Kb6 17. Kd6 Kb7  18. Bd7 Kb6 19. Bc6 {Sometimes it is possible to checkmate without using 2nd  Step and 3rd Step patterns. If black king is close to correct corner it is  just needed to take control of "shortest" diagonal.} Ka6 20. Kc7 Ka7 21. Bb5  Ka8 22. Ba6 Ka7 23. Bc8 Ka8 24. Nd4 Ka7 25. Nc6+ Ka8 26. Bb7#) 10. Ke6 Kf8 11.  Ne5 Kg7 12. Bf3 Kh6 13. Kf6 Kh7 14. Nf7 Kg8 15. Be4 Kf8 16. Bh7 {And  "characteristic position" is created. Now all goes as shown in 2nd Step.} *  

  [Event "?"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2015.08.12"]  [Round "?"]  [White "2nd Step"]  [Black "?"]  [Result "*"]  [Annotator "Sasa Jevtic"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "7k/8/5K2/4NB2/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]  [PlyCount "35"]   {Usually the best defence for black is to escape in the opposite corner.   In  this step we will learn how to start from opposite corner and get into the 3rd  Step or direclty into the chekcmate.  First, we start by taking control of h8  and g8 squares.} 1. Nf7+ {[%csl Yg8,Yh8][%cal Gf7h8,Yf5h7]} Kg8 2. Be4 {  "Tempo" move played by white Bishop with idea to come to h7 square.} Kf8 3. Bh7  {[%csl Gf6,Gf7,Gf8,Gh7] Now, we have completed the first part as we took  control of h8 and g8 squares. This setup we wil call "characteristic position".  } Ke8 4. Ne5 $1 (4. Ke6 $2 {It is bad to chaise the king as black will go back  to f8 and force white king to go back to f6 and there is no progress.} Kf8 5.  Kf6) 4... Kd8 {[%cal Rd8a5] Now, black King has a plan to escape over dark  squares. We must allow him to go to c7, but after that we will stop him from  going to b6 by placing white Knight to d7 square.} (4... Kf8 {This is another  possible line and here white will force black King directly into the checkmate  without entering into 3rd Step.} 5. Nd7+ Ke8 6. Ke6 Kd8 7. Kd6 Ke8 (7... Kc8 8.  Nc5 Kd8 9. Bg6 Kc8 10. Bd3 Kd8 11. Bb5 {Half of the "winning" position.} Kc8  12. Nd7 Kb7 13. Ke6 Kc7 14. Ke7 {And position which is shown later.}) 8. Bg6+  Kd8 9. Bf7 $1 {[%csl Gd6,Gd7,Gd8,Gf7] Creating again "characteristic" position  but just shifted two files on the left side.} Kc8 10. Nc5 {And we just repeat  the process.} Kd8 11. Nb7+ Kc8 12. Kc6 Kb8 13. Kb6 Kc8 14. Be6+ Kb8 {As black  King is already in the corner there is no need to create again "characteristic  position", we just need to take control of the "shortest" diagonal.} 15. Na5  Ka8 16. Bc8 Kb8 17. Ba6 Ka8 18. Bb7+ Kb8 19. Nc6#) 5. Ke6 {in order to protect  the Knight on d7 in the next move.} Kc7 6. Nd7 Kc6 {[%csl Yb5][%cal Yc6b5]} 7.  Bd3 {[%csl Ya6,Yb5,Yb6,Yc4,Yc5,Yd3,Yd5,Ye2,Yf1][%cal Ge6d5,Gd7c5,Gd7b6,Gd3b5]}  Kb7 8. Bb5 {And now the first half of "winning" position is created. We now  just need to put white Knight on d5.} Kc7 9. Ke7 Kc8 {When black King goes to  last rank there is enough time for white Knight to be shifted to d5.} (9... Kb7  10. Kd8 $1 Ka7 11. Kc7 Ka8 12. Ba6 Ka7 13. Bc8 Ka8 14. Ne5 Ka7 15. Nc6+ Ka8 16.  Bb7#) 10. Nf6 Kb7 11. Nd5 {And this is the start of 3rd Step.} Kc8 12. Ba6+ Kb8  13. Kd7 Ka7 14. Bc8 Kb8 15. Nb4 Ka7 16. Kc7 Ka8 17. Bb7+ Ka7 18. Nc6# *  

  [Event "?"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2015.08.12"]  [Round "?"]  [White "3rd Step"]  [Black "?"]  [Result "*"]  [Annotator "Sasa Jevtic"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "3k4/8/4K3/1B1N4/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]  [PlyCount "17"]   {[%csl Ya6,Yb6,Yc6,Yc7,Yd7,Ye7,Ye8][%cal Yb5e8,Yb5a6,Gd5c7,Gd5e7,Gd5b6]} {  Checkmating using Bishop and Knight is the most complicated pattern from all  basic checkmates in chess and many strong tournament players may fail to  checkmate as they consider it as something what is not important to know.  Although this will happen very rare in tournament practice learning of this  position will help in udenrstanding of cooperation between the pieces.  It is  important to know that checkmate must be done in the corner. But, not in all  corners, only in corners which has the same colour as the colour of the Bishop.  The whole pattern I will split in 3 steps and we will start learning it  backwards.  This is the 3rd step and it is the easiest part as black King is  in so-called "winning" position. This is "winning" position because white`s  Bishop and Knight (without the help of their King) totally trapped black King.  } 1. Kf7 {Now, we are forcing black King to the corner.} Kc8 2. Ke7 Kb7 (2...  Kb8 3. Ba6 $1 {Immediately controlling the "shortest" diagonal.} Ka7 4. Bc8 Kb8  5. Kd7 Ka8 6. Kc7 Ka7 7. Nb4 Ka8 8. Bb7+ Ka7 9. Nc6#) 3. Kd7 Ka7 4. Kc7 Ka8 5.  Ba6 {Now, we took the control of the "shortest" diagonal and it is now very  similar as chekmate using 2 Bishops. Just, in this case, our Knight will act  as a dark squared Bishop} Ka7 6. Bc8 Ka8 7. Nb4 Ka7 8. Nc6+ Ka8 9. Bb7# *  

  [Annotator "Kizov,Vladimir"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "8/8/2p2k2/5Pp1/pp4P1/8/PKP5/8 w - - 0 1"]  [PlyCount "33"]   {[%csl Gf5,Gg4] Protected passed pawn is one of the strongest structures in  the pawn endgame. Not only does it threaten promotion but also it cannot be  captured by the opponent`s king since it is protected by another pawn.  Protected passer gives a huge positional advantage in the king and pawn  endgame, because it restricts opponent king/^s movement, and allows your own  king to gain space and activity. Let/^s take a look at the following  example to understand the full strength of protected pawn structure.} {Both  white and black have 4 pawns each. But white has something that makes his  position literally won. That is a protected passed pawn on f5. Black's king  cannot leave that pawn because of the threat of promotion.} 1. a3 {[%cal Ga3b4]  White wants to exchange off the queen's pawns.} c5 {Black is trying to defend  the b-pawn.} 2. axb4 cxb4 3. c3 {[%cal Gc3b4] Sticking to the plan to exchange  off all queen's side pawns.} a3+ ({Black can try to create its own protected  passer, but in this position it does not work due to the white's passed c-pawn.  } 3... b3 {[%csl Ra4,Rb3,Gc3][%cal Gc3c4,Gc4c5,Gc5c6,Gc6c7,Gc7c8] Now white  can just walk his c-pawn towards the promotion square.} 4. c4 Ke5 5. c5 Kd5 {  [%csl Gc5,Gf5][%cal Gc5c6,Gc6c7,Gc7c8,Gf5f6,Gf6f7,Gf7f8] The problem is that  black's king cannot catch both c and f-pawn.} 6. f6 Ke6 7. c6 Kxf6 {[%csl Rc6,  Rc7,Rc8,Rd6,Rd7,Re6,Re7,Re8][%cal Gc6c7,Gc7c8] And the black's king is outside  the square. The c-pawn cannot be stopped.} 8. c7 Ke7 9. c8=Q {And white easily  wins here.}) 4. Kb3 {White captures both a and b pawns.} bxc3 5. Kxc3 {[%csl  Ga1,Ga2,Ga3,Gb1,Gb2,Gb3,Gc1,Gc2,Gc3][%cal Ra3a2,Ra3a1,Rc3b2,Rc3a1] White's  king is inside the square and can easily catch the pawn.} a2 6. Kb2 a1=Q+ 7.  Kxa1 Kf7 {Now white can walk his king towards e5 and play f6 at the right time.  } 8. Kb2 Kf6 9. Kb3 Ke5 10. Kc4 Kf6 11. Kd5 Ke7 12. Ke5 Kf7 {Time to push the  pawn.} 13. f6 {[%csl Rg5][%cal Ge5f5,Ge5g5]} Kf8 14. Kf5 Kf7 15. Kxg5 Kf8 16.  Kg6 Kg8 17. g5 $18 {And white win the game easily with 2 pawns up.} *  

   [Event "6th Hainan Danzhou GM"]  [Site "Danzhou CHN"]  [Date "2015.07.03"]  [Round "2.4"]  [White "Wei, Yi"]  [Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B40"]  [WhiteElo "2724"]  [BlackElo "2669"]  [Annotator "Sagar Shah"]  [PlyCount "71"]  [EventDate "2015.07.02"]   {There is something about the way this young Chinese kid plays. He doesn't  just beat his opponents, he crushes them. And his combinations are so crisp  that you are left with this simple question in your head: "How does he do it  against the best in the world?" Have a look at this game against Bruzon  Batista which many say is the "Modern day Immortal Game."} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6  3. Nc3 a6 4. Be2 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Qc7 {The game has now transposed into  a Sicilian Taimanov.} 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 Be7 {This move transposes into the  Sicilian Scheveningen. An opening which has a rich tradition and always leads  to interesting positions.} (8... Bb4 {Pure Taimanov players prefer this move.})  9. f4 d6 10. Kh1 O-O 11. Qe1 $5 {This idea of putting your queen on g3 is  common in the Scheveningen – thousands of games have been played in the past.  } Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Qg3 Bb7 14. a3 {Usually a move like a3 is a waste of  time in the Sicilian. But here it is totally justified as it is important to  keep the knight on c3.} Rad8 15. Rae1 Rd7 {It might seem funny to think about  why exactly Black placed his rook on d7. But in doing so, he vacated the d8  square for his queen. This setup of Rd7-Qd8 is very effective against a e4-e5  break.} 16. Bd3 Qd8 (16... Re8 {is what you see in more games.}) 17. Qh3 g6 (  17... h6 {is the computer's move. But as Scheveningen experts already know,  this is a very dangerous move and any sacrifice later on h6 would be almost  decisive.} 18. Re3 $40) 18. f5 $1 {A strong attacking move. Something has gone  horribly wrong for Bruzon right out of the opening.} e5 19. Be3 Re8 {Little  did Bruzon know that leaving the f7 point undefended would lead to a beautiful  combination.} 20. fxg6 hxg6 21. Nd5 $5 Nxd5 {[#]It is here that Wei Yi's  brilliant combination begins.} (21... Bxd5 {is the lesser of the evils but  after} 22. exd5 $16 {Black's position is pretty bad.}) 22. Rxf7 $3 {The term  bolt from the blue looks pretty clichéd here. Bruzon, a 2669 rated player,  must definitely have anticipated this move, right? It is a very common pattern  of dragging the black king out. What exactly did he have in mind against Rxf7  is unclear, because even a minute's glance is enough to convince you that the  attack is very dangerous, even though it cannot be calculated to the end.} Kxf7  (22... Nf6 {is met with} 23. Qe6 $1 Kh8 24. Bg5 $18 {When Black is absolutely  busted.}) 23. Qh7+ Ke6 (23... Kf8 24. Bh6# {is easy to calculate.}) (23... Kf6  {The computer thinks that this is the easiest move to refute, but I disagree.  Rf1+ is very tempting and it leads to a draw. The correct move here is to take  the knight.} 24. exd5 $1 (24. Rf1+ $2 {is incorrect due to} Nf4 25. Rxf4+ exf4  26. Bd4+ Ke6 (26... Kg5 $2 27. h4+ Kg4 28. Qxg6+ {with mate to follow in short  order.}) 27. Qh3+ (27. Qxg6+ Bf6 $19) 27... Kf7 28. Qh7+ Ke6 $11 {and White  has nothing more than a draw at this point.}) 24... e4 25. Rf1+ Ke5 26. Qxg6  exd3 27. Qf5#) 24. exd5+ Kxd5 {Once again we reach a critical crossroad. Black  is threatening to run away with Kc6-c7. White must stop him at any cost.} (  24... Bxd5 {White has only one way to win at this point.} 25. Bxg6 $1 (25.  Qxg6+ Bf6 26. Bf5+ Ke7 27. Qh7+ Bf7 $19 {And the black king has been nicely  cordoned off.}) 25... Rf8 26. Qh3+ Kf6 27. Rf1+ $1 Kxg6 28. Qh6#) 25. Be4+ $3 (  25. Qf7+ $2 Kc6 $19) 25... Kxe4 {[#]} (25... Ke6 26. Qxg6+ Bf6 27. Qf5+ Ke7 28.  Qh7+ Ke6 (28... Kf8 29. Bh6+ Rg7 (29... Bg7 30. Rf1+ $18) 30. Bxg7+ Bxg7 31.  Rf1+ $18) 29. Bf5+ Kd5 30. Bxd7 $18 {Pawn up with the opponent's king on d5.  Things couldn't get better!}) 26. Qf7 $3 {An extremely difficult move to  foresee. Such moves are reminiscent of Tal who used to sacrifice material  without care and then make a quiet move taking control of the important  squares. Here the d5 square was the most important. Even though a piece and  rook down Wei Yi takes control of that square.} (26. c4 $3 {The engine points  out this fascinating move which helps to get the c4 square later on also wins.}  bxc4 27. Qxg6+ Kd5 28. Qf7+ Kc6 (28... Ke4 29. Qxc4+ Kf5 30. Rf1+ Kg6 31. Qf7#)  29. Qxc4# {Now we see why c4 was such an amazing move!}) 26... Bf6 27. Bd2+ (  27. Bb6+ Kf5 28. Rf1+ Kg5 29. Be3+ Kh5 {It might seem that Qh7 would end the  game here, but unfortunately the rook on d7 wouldn't allow that. In fact the  black king is pretty safe on the h5 square.}) 27... Kd4 28. Be3+ {No harm in  repeating the position to gain some time. But it just shows that things were  not so easy for Wei Yi on the board. He had not yet found the exact way to win  the game.} Ke4 29. Qb3 $3 {Once again fantastic control shown by the young lad.  Qd3 is a mate and something must be done about it.} (29. Qxg6+ $2 Kd5 $19 {  losing control over the d5 square is unforgivable.}) 29... Kf5 30. Rf1+ Kg4 {  What to do next? The black king looks like a ripe juicy target, but is there a  way to finish him off?} 31. Qd3 $3 {Isn't this unbelievable? Black has so many  pieces, but none of them can come to the rescue of their king. And by the way  this is the only winning move.} (31. Bh6 $2 Kh5 32. Qh3+ Bh4 $19 {and White  falls short of ammunition.}) (31. Bd2 Kh5 32. Qh3+ Bh4 {is similar.}) (31. c4 {  trying to get the queen into the game from d1} Bxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Qa8+ 33. Kg1 Qe4  $11 {and once the black queen enters the defence, things become very  complicated.}) 31... Bxg2+ {Unable to find anything Bruzon gives up his bishop  in desperation.} (31... Rg7 32. Qe2+ Kh4 33. h3 Qd7 34. Kh2 Bxg2 35. Qxg2 Bd8  36. Qf2+ Kh5 37. Qf3+ Kh4 38. Rg1 $18) 32. Kxg2 Qa8+ {The queen finally enters  the game, but it's too late.} 33. Kg1 {Unfortunately the black queen has no  squares in the centre from where she can join in the battle.} Bg5 (33... e4 34.  Qe2+ Kh4 35. Rf4+ Kg5 36. Rxe4+ Kf5 37. Qf3#) 34. Qe2+ Kh4 (34... Kh3 35. Bxg5  $18) 35. Bf2+ Kh3 36. Be1 $1 {There is just no way to prevent the mate with  Rf3 or Qd3. What a mind Wei Yi must have to see all these mating patterns in  this king hunt, and that too with the clock ticking on!} (36. Be1 Bf4 37. Qd3+  Kg4 38. Qxg6+ Bg5 39. h3+ Kxh3 40. Qf5#) 1-0   

   [Event "?"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2003.??.??"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Dreev, Alexei"]  [Black "Hansen, Curt"]  [Result "1-0"]  [Annotator "Kizov,Atanas"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "rq1r2k1/pb3pp1/1p1ppn1p/4b3/2P1P3/P1NB1PB1/1PQ3PP/1K1R3R w - - 0 17"]  [PlyCount "79"]  [EventDate "2003.??.??"]   {It is very frequent that, after the trades made during a game, the pawn  structure changes and doubled pawns appear on the board. As a result, both  pawn and pieces mobility is affected. There can be isolated doubled pawns,  when none of the pawns can be protected by another pawn and doubled pawns  defended by another pawn, creating an outpost in the structure. Whichever the  case, they can be a weakness in our position and become a possible target. At  the same time, they can open up our pieces (for example create an open file  for the rook), making them more active. It is, therefore, equally important to  know how to attack such weaknesses, if playing against them, and how to use  the doubled pawns as a weapon, if you decide to enter this structure. Let/^s  see first when and why this structure is particularly weak: 1)Doubled pawns  can become a target in the endgame. With no pieces left to support them and  create counter-play, they can be easily attacked and captured in the last  phase of the game. 2) The pawn mobility is limited, meaning that a passed pawn  will be very difficult to achieve for the side having doubled pawns. This is  the reason why, sometimes, chess players consider that they have a pawn up  when playing against this structure. 3) Doubled pawns create weak squares. The  first such square to notice is the one in front of the pawns. Of course, it  can, in some cases, be controlled by pushing the pawn next to the doubled  pawns, but this will only create new weaknesses in the structure. The first  game shows a very instructive play by Dreev against the central doubled pawns.  He uses a very basic idea in the structure we are studying - doubled pawns  become weak in the endgame. Limiting black/^s activity and neutralizing any  counter-play, he forces his opponent into a worse endgame. Then, he starts  pushing his queenside pawn majority, creating more weaknesses in black/^s camp.  Black is slowly forced into passivity. Only after placing his pieces on ideal  squares, white delivers the final blow by opening up the kingside, leaving  black/^s position helpless. This example is a clear illustration of why  playing against the doubled pawns can sometimes be considered as having an  extra pawn.} 17. Bxe5 {White decides to give up his bishop pair advantage in  order to provoke black a double pawns structure.} dxe5 $14 {[%csl Rd3,Yd4]  Let's evaluate the resulted position. White has a queenside majority and a  better pawn structure. On the other hand, the light squares bishop is blocked  by his own pawns, the d4 square is weak and the queenside pawns are not easy  to push forward due to the presence of the king on this side of the board. In  order to convert his advantage, white must play very precise and cut any  counterplay that black might have.} 18. Be2 {First, white clears the d file.  His plan is to exchange as many pieces as he can on this open file and enter a  superior endgame.} Bc6 {Trying to reorganize his pieces. The queen on b8 is  misplaced and keeps the rook passive as well.} 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. Rd1 Qe7 21.  Qd2 {[%csl Gd1,Gd2,Rd8][%cal Gd1d8] White adds another advantage: the control  of the only open file on the board.} Rc8 22. b4 {[%csl Ga3,Ya7,Gb4,Yb6,Gc4]  Now, that black's active rook has been exchanged and any possible attack  against the king has been annihilated, white can finally start pushing his  queenside majority.} Kf8 23. Kb2 Be8 24. Qd6 {Sticking to his plan.} Qxd6 25.  Rxd6 Ke7 26. Rd2 {[%csl Re7][%cal Gd2d8] Keeping the black king cut from the  queenside.} g5 {Black tries to create some counterplay on the kingside.} 27.  Kb3 h5 28. c5 $1 {After activating his king, white sacrifices the c4 pawn in  order to weaken black's structure and free the king's path.} bxc5 29. b5 {  [%csl Ga3,Gb5,Rc5][%cal Gb3c4]} Rb8 30. Kc4 {Forcing the knight into passivity.  } Nd7 31. Rd1 $1 {[%cal Gd1h1,Gh2h4] Now, that black's pieces are tied to  defending the queenside weaknesses, white will start playing on the kingside.  His plan is h4 followed by Rh1.} h4 32. Bf1 f6 33. Be2 Rb7 34. g3 {Opening up  the kingside.} hxg3 35. hxg3 {[%csl Gd1][%cal Gd1h1,Gh1h7]} Rb8 36. g4 {Taking  away any possible counterplay that black might have by playing g4 himself.} Rb7  37. Rh1 Kd6 38. Rh8 Rb8 39. Rh7 Kc7 40. a4 Kb6 41. Re7 Ka5 ({It is impossible  for black to defend the pawn:} 41... Nf8 $2 42. a5+ Kxa5 43. Rxa7+ Kb6 44. Ra6+  Kc7 45. Kxc5 $18 {[%csl Gb5] and the passed pawn should decide the game.}) 42.  Kb3 {[%cal Ge2c4] Freeing the c4 square for the bishop.} a6 43. Bc4 Nb6 44. Ra7  Ra8 45. Rxa8 Nxa8 46. bxa6 Bd7 47. a7 $1 Nb6 (47... Kb6 48. Bb5 $1 Bc8 (48...  Bxb5 49. Nxb5 $18 {[%csl Ga7,Ra8,Rb6][%cal Gb3c4]}) 49. Kc4 $18 {[%csl Rc5]  [%cal Ya4a5,Gc4c5]}) 48. Bb5 Bxb5 (48... Bc8 49. Bc6 $18 {[%cal Ga7a8]}) 49.  Nxb5 Ka6 50. a5 Na8 (50... Kxa5 51. Nc7 $18 {[%cal Ga7a8]}) 51. Kc4 Kxa5 52.  Kxc5 Ka6 53. Kc6 Nb6 54. a8=Q+ Nxa8 55. Nc7+ Nxc7 56. Kxc7 $18 {[%csl Re5,Re6,  Rf6,Rg5][%cal Gc7d6]} 1-0   

   [Event "?"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "1971.05.25"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Fisher, Robert James"]  [Black "Taimanov, Mark"]  [Result "1-0"]  [Annotator "Vojinovic,Goran"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "7r/1p1k1pp1/p4n1p/2p1R3/5P2/6P1/PPP3BP/6K1 b - - 0 1"]  [PlyCount "94"]  [EventDate "1971.??.??"]   {[%csl Rc5][%cal Ge5c5] The bishop is better than the knight in the following  cases: 1) In open positions, as the bishop has more freedom to attack on both  sides of the board ; 2) In those positions in which there are pawns on both  sides of the board, especially if there is a pawn majority ; 3) In the endgame,  the combination of rook and bishop is most of the times superior to rook and  knight ; 4)When the knight doesn/^t have any outpost in the center. First, we  are going to look at the game Fischer - Taimanov, game 4 of the Candidates  Match played in Vancouver, 1971. It/^s a very well-known example in which we  can appreciate two things: the rook and bishop battle against the rook and  knight and how the bishop is superior when there are pawns on both wings.} 1...  b6 2. Bf1 $1 {[%csl Ra6,Rf7][%cal Yf1c4] Improving the bishop while gaining a  tempo. White will place his bishop on the a2-g8 diagonal, attacking the f7  pawn. Black doesn't have time to play Re8 and trade the rooks, so his rook is  forced to stay passive and defend the pawn.} a5 3. Bc4 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gc4f7]}  Rf8 {[%csl Rf8]} 4. Kg2 Kd6 5. Kf3 Nd7 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gd7e5]} 6. Re3 Nb8 7.  Rd3+ Kc7 8. c3 Nc6 9. Re3 Kd6 10. a4 {Normally, white wouldn't place his pawn  on the same color as his bishop, but in this case, the pawn on a4 limits  black's pawns on the queenside and cannot be attacked. Therefore, it could be  considered an improvement of his position.} Ne7 11. h3 Nc6 12. h4 {Since black  is doomed to a passive defense, white advances his pawns step by step, not  rushing any decision} h5 {[%csl Rh5] This move leaves the black pawns fixed on  light squares and they will become targets later on. It is hard to suggest  another move, but perhaps it was better to just wait without moving the pawns.}  13. Rd3+ Kc7 14. Rd5 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Yd5h5] By attacking h5, white forces the  black pawns to advance onto light squares, where they can become targets of  his bishop.} f5 15. Rd2 Rf6 16. Re2 Kd7 17. Re3 g6 {[%csl Rf5,Rg6,Rh5]} 18. Bb5  Rd6 19. Ke2 Kd8 20. Rd3 {With the kingside pawns already fixed on light  squares, white decides that it's time to take the rooks off the board. The  plan will be to combine the threats on the kingside with the invasion of his  king on the queenside.} Kc7 21. Rxd6 Kxd6 22. Kd3 Ne7 (22... Kc7 23. Bxc6 Kxc6  24. Kc4 Kd6 25. Kb5 Kc7 26. Ka6 $18) 23. Be8 Kd5 24. Bf7+ Kd6 25. Kc4 Kc6 26.  Be8+ Kb7 27. Kb5 Nc8 {[%cal Gc8d6]} 28. Bc6+ Kc7 29. Bd5 Ne7 30. Bf7 {Black  will soon find himself in zuzwang.} Kb7 31. Bb3 Ka7 (31... Nc8 32. Bd5+ Kc7 33.  Ka6 $18) 32. Bd1 {Black still can't move his knight because of Kc6.} Kb7 33.  Bf3+ Kc7 34. Ka6 Nc8 35. Bd5 Ne7 36. Bc4 Nc6 37. Bf7 Ne7 38. Be8 {Finally,  white has achieved the zuzwang position.} Kd8 39. Bxg6 $1 Nxg6 40. Kxb6 Kd7 41.  Kxc5 {White is now winning easily.} Ne7 42. b4 axb4 43. cxb4 Nc8 44. a5 Nd6 45.  b5 Ne4+ 46. Kb6 Kc8 47. Kc6 Kb8 48. b6 1-0