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Middlegame Secrets Vol.3 - The Career Paths of Bishops Jan Markos
Contents
1 Introduction
2 The Bishop Pair
2.1 The Bishop Pair 1: Englisch vs Steinitz, London 1883
2.2 The Bishop Pair 2: Markos vs Macak, Slovak Ch 2012
2.3 The Bishop Pair 3: Kramnik vs Tiviakov, Wijk aan Zee 2001
2.4 The Bishop Pair 4: Markos vs Straka, Slovak Ch 2016
3 Disadvantage of a Bishop Pair
3.1 Disadvantage of the Bishop Pair 1: Spassky vs Fischer, Reykjavik 1972
3.2 Disadvantage of the Bishop Pair 2: Dao vs Adams, FIDE Wch 2000
3.3 Disadvantage of the Bishop Pair 3: Khalifman vs Kramnik, Linares 2000
4 Same Coloured Bishops
4.1 Good Bishop, Bad Bishop 1: Kramnik vs Leko, Budapest 2001
4.2 Good Bishop, Bad Bishop 2: Markos vs Rausis, European Cup 2008
4.3 Good Bishop, Bad Bishop 3: Kasparov vs Bacrot, Sarajevo 2000
5 Opposite Coloured Bishops
5.1 Opposite Coloured Bishops 1: Topalov vs Leko, Dortmund 2005
5.2 Opposite Coloured Bishops 2: Polgar vs Anand, Mainz 2003
5.3 Opposite Coloured Bishops 3: Carlsen vs Caruana, Zuerich 2014
5.4 Opposite Coloured Bishops 4: Carlsen vs Anand, Wch 2013
5.5 Opposite Coloured Bishops 5: Karpov vs Khalifman, Linares 1995
6 Bishops are like Billiard Balls
6.1 Bishops are like Billiard Balls 1: Carlsen vs Bacrot
6.2 Bishops are like Billiard Balls 2: Fernandes vs Markos
6.3 Bishops are like Billiard Balls 3: Mista vs Markos
6.4 Bishops are like Billiard Balls 4: Grigorian vs Agzamov
6.5 Bishops are like Billiard Balls 5: Byrne vs Garcia Padron
7 Bishop dominating the Knight
7.1 Bishop dominating the Knight 1: Reshevsky vs Smyslov
7.2 Bishop dominating the Knight 2: Sznapik vs Bukal
7.3 Bishop dominating the Knight 3: Wiley vs Sclacmender
8 Conclusion
9 Exercises
9.1 Database
10 Practice Positions
10.1 Position 1
10.2 Position 2
10.3 Position 3
10.4 Position 4
10.5 Position 5
10.6 Position 6
Contents

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Contents
1 Introduction
2 The Bishop Pair
2.1 The Bishop Pair 1: Englisch vs Steinitz, London 1883
2.2 The Bishop Pair 2: Markos vs Macak, Slovak Ch 2012
2.3 The Bishop Pair 3: Kramnik vs Tiviakov, Wijk aan Zee 2001
2.4 The Bishop Pair 4: Markos vs Straka, Slovak Ch 2016
3 Disadvantage of a Bishop Pair
3.1 Disadvantage of the Bishop Pair 1: Spassky vs Fischer, Reykjavik 1972
3.2 Disadvantage of the Bishop Pair 2: Dao vs Adams, FIDE Wch 2000
3.3 Disadvantage of the Bishop Pair 3: Khalifman vs Kramnik, Linares 2000
4 Same Coloured Bishops
4.1 Good Bishop, Bad Bishop 1: Kramnik vs Leko, Budapest 2001
4.2 Good Bishop, Bad Bishop 2: Markos vs Rausis, European Cup 2008
4.3 Good Bishop, Bad Bishop 3: Kasparov vs Bacrot, Sarajevo 2000
5 Opposite Coloured Bishops
5.1 Opposite Coloured Bishops 1: Topalov vs Leko, Dortmund 2005
5.2 Opposite Coloured Bishops 2: Polgar vs Anand, Mainz 2003
5.3 Opposite Coloured Bishops 3: Carlsen vs Caruana, Zuerich 2014
5.4 Opposite Coloured Bishops 4: Carlsen vs Anand, Wch 2013
5.5 Opposite Coloured Bishops 5: Karpov vs Khalifman, Linares 1995
6 Bishops are like Billiard Balls
6.1 Bishops are like Billiard Balls 1: Carlsen vs Bacrot
6.2 Bishops are like Billiard Balls 2: Fernandes vs Markos
6.3 Bishops are like Billiard Balls 3: Mista vs Markos
6.4 Bishops are like Billiard Balls 4: Grigorian vs Agzamov
6.5 Bishops are like Billiard Balls 5: Byrne vs Garcia Padron
7 Bishop dominating the Knight
7.1 Bishop dominating the Knight 1: Reshevsky vs Smyslov
7.2 Bishop dominating the Knight 2: Sznapik vs Bukal
7.3 Bishop dominating the Knight 3: Wiley vs Sclacmender
8 Conclusion
9 Exercises
9.1 Database
10 Practice Positions
10.1 Position 1
10.2 Position 2
10.3 Position 3
10.4 Position 4
10.5 Position 5
10.6 Position 6
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