Only Chess
13 Oct 05
13 Oct 05
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Originally posted by BowmannGood example Bowmann, beleive it or not, I often notice positions like this with young players, usually the rook vs bishop is a draw, but the bishop side MUST PLAY CAREFULLY and not carelessly move around and accept it as an inevitable draw. The defening side must keep his king away from the corners/side, and he must keep his bishop close by his king. In this position, black violated both principles, and is burned by the most obvious move.
[fen]k7/8/3R4/8/8/1b6/3K4/8[/fen]
Your move, as White.
What wins?
A lot of young players, I encourage to play on with the rook side vs bishop even if they know it's a draw, because their opponent might get too comfortable and think "geez, this guy is an idiot, doesn't he know this is a draw?" At the very least, it's within the rules and after 50 moves it will be declared drawn anyways.