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Dacha Tactics #105 - Knight is the light undertaker...bishop pair mocked!

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Dacha Tactics #105 - Knight is the light undertaker...bishop pair mocked!

An interesting endgame from a blitz game of mine. It's an endgame where we battle the feared bishop pair. We have some things going for us, though! Our mini dark bishops do a nice job of replenishing the lack of a dark bishop. And we are +500 light! Can we use this to outplay the bishops?

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