Jan Markos

Middlegame Secrets Vol.3 - The Career Paths of Bishops

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In this video course we will explore in depth some familiar concepts regarding the bishops. For example, everyone knows that a bishop-pair should grant him a positional edge.

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The Bishop Pair

The Bishop Pair 1: Englisch vs Steinitz, London 1883

The Bishop Pair 2: Markos vs Macak, Slovak Ch 2012

The Bishop Pair 3: Kramnik vs Tiviakov, Wijk aan Zee 2001

The Bishop Pair 4: Markos vs Straka, Slovak Ch 2016

Disadvantage of a Bishop Pair

Disadvantage of the Bishop Pair 1: Spassky vs Fischer, Reykjavik 1972

Disadvantage of the Bishop Pair 2: Dao vs Adams, FIDE Wch 2000

Disadvantage of the Bishop Pair 3: Khalifman vs Kramnik, Linares 2000

Same Coloured Bishops

Good Bishop, Bad Bishop 1: Kramnik vs Leko, Budapest 2001

Good Bishop, Bad Bishop 2: Markos vs Rausis, European Cup 2008

Good Bishop, Bad Bishop 3: Kasparov vs Bacrot, Sarajevo 2000

Opposite Coloured Bishops

Opposite Coloured Bishops 1: Topalov vs Leko, Dortmund 2005

Opposite Coloured Bishops 2: Polgar vs Anand, Mainz 2003

Opposite Coloured Bishops 3: Carlsen vs Caruana, Zuerich 2014

Opposite Coloured Bishops 4: Carlsen vs Anand, Wch 2013

Opposite Coloured Bishops 5: Karpov vs Khalifman, Linares 1995

Bishops are like Billiard Balls

Bishops are like Billiard Balls 1: Carlsen vs Bacrot

Bishops are like Billiard Balls 2: Fernandes vs Markos

Bishops are like Billiard Balls 3: Mista vs Markos

Bishops are like Billiard Balls 4: Grigorian vs Agzamov

Bishops are like Billiard Balls 5: Byrne vs Garcia Padron

Bishop dominating the Knight

Bishop dominating the Knight 1: Reshevsky vs Smyslov

Bishop dominating the Knight 2: Sznapik vs Bukal

Bishop dominating the Knight 3: Wiley vs Sclacmender

Practice Positions