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Opposite-Color Bishop Endgames | Grandmaster's Choice - GM Dariusz Swiercz

Grandmaster Daro Swiercz looks at chess games where opposite-color bishop endgames occurred. Usually, these types lead to draws. However, that is not always the case. See different scenarios where the pawn structure made the difference.

2021.02.11
Samuel Shankland vs Dariusz Swiercz, St Louis Summer A (2019)
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1965397
Dariusz Swiercz vs Muhammed Batuhan Dastan, European Individual Chess Championship (2017)
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1877659
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Alexander Grischuk, Opera Euro Rapid (2021)
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2024002
Alexander Kotov vs Mikhail Botvinnik, USSR Championship (1955)
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1032378