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The Dance of the Bishop: An Amazing Endgame

The Dance of the Bishop: An Amazing Endgame

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Original title: La danza del Elefante.
Seems that bishops are called elephants in Russia. Nobody actually knows who played or invented that, but it is just nasty!

pause the video before it starts and try to solve: white to play and win



or in text (english): http://www.chessbase.com/puzzle/puzz16b.htm

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Best puzzle ever.

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many knights vs 1 bishop, I like it!

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yea, that is one of the most famous puzzles of all time.

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