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my head is spinning....

About the position at 31:31...

W : Kd3, Ba3
pp : b3, d4

B : Kd1, Be1
pp : a6, d5, e6

1. ... Ba5!

Wins for black easily, pls check! ;)

Position at 29:40, this doesn’t work but is really cool

1. Bd2 Bc8 2. b4 Bxd2 3. b5 axb5
Stalemate

Of course,
3 ...Ba5 4. bxa6 Bb6
Is winning

@13:06 I paused it and calculated d7 the whole way through (mostly) and it looks completely winning to me... In a tournament game I would have played it for sure. Can someone explain how the concept of precision applies here or what he means by that. Here are my lines:

d7 ke7
kg6 kxd7
kf7 followed by Bh4 next move wins the f pawn and transitions into a winning king and pawn endgame if the bishops go off. I ASSUME it is a winning ending  if the bishops stay on. I admit I am not the best at endgames yet its why I am watching these videos but i am 95% sure its theoretically winning based on the few puzzles I have glanced at in the past. I will calculate it out further later to make sure that I've got it too...
or
d7 Bb6
Bf2 followed by Bc5 to cut the king off and allow my king to transition to the queenside

seems pretty clearcut and forcing to me... Again I am just curious if there is a concept that he is using to explain why the game continuation is more "precise" so I can learn it and improve... Now to watch the rest of the video.

Thanks

If our bishop isnt on the same colour with our pawn how are we going to protect them?

K

how is @17:40 a checkmate?

First! Fist bump!

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