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Using the Bishop Pair Advantage

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My previous blog post was all about how to reach a good knight vs. bad bishop position.

Now, we will see the other side to the story, and learn how to use the bishop pair advantage in the endgame!

I was inspired by a very recent game Nepomniachtchi vs. Anand, from the Levitov Chess Week Rapid supertournament. I analysed it, asking some questions for you to answer along the way, in the video below:

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What is something useful you learned from this game? 

Let me know in the comments below, and I'll see you in the next vlog  

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