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Black adopts the hypermodern approach

Part 2: Aggressive Lines 4

the ‘Englund Gambit’ and the ‘Owen Defence’

E-DVD Studies in: Bishops - Chess Lecture - Volume 169 - 2 DVDs Chess Tournament Bags Chess Bags part 2a Nc3 4More experienced players understand the power of the bishop. Bishops usually gain in relative strength towards the endgame as pieces are captured and more lines become available on the board. A bishop can easily influence both wings of the board simultaneously. In an open endgame, a pair of bishops is decidedly superior to either a bishop and a knight, or two knights. A player possessing a pair of bishops has a strategic weapon in the form of a long