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Good and Bad Bishops; Karpov v. Lautier

by: GM Melikset Khachiyan | Released: Feb 9, 2010

GM Khachiyan (with the assistance of World Champions Karpov and Kramnik) shows us how to exploit a bad bishop in the opponent's camp. Two classic examples by the great masters of positional play will clarify for you the impacts of such a piece.

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