The strength of the bishop pair

I want to share with you a game I played today that I find interesting.

The game had no fancy tactics. It was won simply due to the advantage of a bishop pair vs 2 knights.

I think it illustrates well the great strength of the bishop pair and why you must never give it to your opponent for free.

good example this is, i also liked the rest of the game

I didn't care for two bishops until I was 1700+... wow I was really behind.

Around moves 10-20, you HELP your opponent by closing the position. This makes his knights better than your bishops. When you have the bishs you want to keep the position open; therefore that a7->a4 push did not help matters at all.

However, you did know to simplify + attack weak pawn links, while your opponent had no idea what he was doing. Good game.

Bishop can be used for check mate given the position is powerful