Pin and draw

by Karsten Müller
1/21/2025 – Pure opposite colored bishop endings have a large drawish tendency. In the diagram position Black is a pawn down but can draw. How?
Let endgame expert Dr Karsten Müller show and explain the finesses of the world champions. Although they had different styles each and every one of them played the endgame exceptionally well, so take the opportunity to enjoy and learn from some of the best endgames in the history of chess.
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1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 f6 7.0-0 fxe5 8.Nxe5 Nxe5 9.dxe5 Qc7 10.f4 Ne7 11.Nd2 0-0-0 12.Nf3 h6 13.Bd3 Kb8 14.Be3 Nc6 15.Nh4 d4 16.cxd4 cxd4 17.Bf2 g5 18.Ng6 Rg8 19.fxg5 hxg5 20.Nxf8 Rgxf8 21.Bg3 Nb4 22.Rxf8 Rxf8 23.Qd2 Nxd3 24.Qxd3 Qb6 25.Rd1 Bb5 26.Qd2 Be2 27.Rc1 d3+ 28.Kh1 Qd4 29.h3 a6 30.Kh2 Rc8 31.Be1 Rg8 32.b3 g4 33.Rc4 Qd7 34.h4 g3+ 35.Kh3 Qf7 36.Qf4 Qg7 37.Rd4 Qc7 38.Bxg3 Qc3 39.Kh2 Bg4 40.Qe3 Bf5 41.Bf2 Qc6 42.g4 Rxg4 43.Rxg4 Bxg4 44.Qxd3 Kc8 45.Kg3 Bf5 46.Qe3 Kd7 47.Kf4 Qg2 48.Bg3 Qxa2 49.Kg5 Qc2 50.h5 Kc6 51.h6 Qd3 52.Qc1+ Kb5 53.Bf2 Qd8+ 54.Kf4 Qd5 55.Qe3 Kc6 56.Qb6+ Kd7 57.Qe3 Ke8 58.Qg3 Qe4+ 59.Kg5 Qb4 60.Kh5 Qf8 61.Be3 Qf7+ 62.Kh4 Qe7+ 63.Bg5 Qb4+ 64.Bf4 Qe7+ 65.Bg5 Qb4+ 66.Kh5 Qe4 67.Bf4 Qh1+ 68.Kg5 Kf7 69.Qc3 Qg2+ 70.Bg3 Qc6 71.Qd2 b6 72.Qd1 Qc7 73.Be1 Qe7+ 74.Kf4 Kg6 75.Qd4 Qg5+ 76.Kf3 Qh5+ 77.Kg3 Qg5+ 78.Kf2 Qxh6 79.Ke2 Qh5+ 80.Kd2 Qf3 81.Qe3 Qd5+ 82.Kc3 a5 83.Qg1+ Kf7 84.Qd4 Qf3+ 85.Kb2 Qe2+ 86.Bd2 Kg6 87.Qf4 Qd3 88.Ka3 Kf7 89.Qe3 Qb5 90.Qc3 Qd5 91.Be3 Kg6 92.Bxb6 Bd3 93.Bxa5 Kf5 94.Bc7 Qa8+ 95.Kb2 Qg2+ 96.Ka3 Qa8+ 97.Ba5 Qd5 98.Bb6 Qa8+ 99.Kb4 Qe4+ 100.Qd4 Qxd4+ 101.Bxd4 Kg6 102.Kc5 Kf7 103.Kd6 Bf5 104.b4 Ke8 105.Bb6 Kf7 106.Bd8 Bd3 107.Bh4 Be2 108.Kc6 Pin and draw Pure opposite colored bishop endings have a large drawish tendency. In the diagram position Black is a pawn down but can draw. How?
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