Chess Endgames 14 - The golden guidelines of endgame play
Rules of thumb are the key to everything when you are having to set the correct course in a complex endgame. In this final DVD of his series on the endgame, our endgame specialist introduces you to the most important of these rules of thumb.
In the middlegame opposite-coloured bishops favour the attacker because the bishop of the attacker can target points which the bishop of the defender cannot defend. But endgames with bishops of opposite-coloured bishops have large drawish tendencies because the bishop of the defender is able to control points the attacker cannot attack.
Still, Karpov was able to win the endgame with opposite-coloured bishops after exchanging queens on move 32. But where did Kurajica go wrong? And was Karpov's play flawless or did he also make mistakes?
What do you think? Please share your analyses and thoughts in the comments!
