Empty Bishop
197 views · Published 12 December 2010 · 3:55 · Indexed 14 October 2026
Channel: Chess.com · 2010 · Education
GM Bojkov continues his excellent description of each piece, expounding upon their merit and faults in a brilliant systematic manner. Today we see several highly instructive examples of the "false prophet" that is an Empty Bishop! Despite its open-square control and seemingly multiple options, we learn that without targets or a "purpose" the bishop can become irrelevant in the critical moments. Watch as greats such as Petrosian help Dejan to illustrate these points! Full video available at http://www.Chess.com/videos
