Skembris Spyridon. Rooks and different colored bishops

Выходные данные не указаны. — 2019.Endings with rooks and bishops of different colors have their own rules. In this survey we shall see some typical ideas and motives which are important to know in this type of endgame.Important factors are:
- Initiative and activity of the pieces,
- Mating threats,
- Tricks for promoting passed pawns,
- Combining the attack against different weaknesses,
- Important defending ideas.In all endgames the activity of the pieces plays an important role, but in this specific endgame type it is even more crucial, as on both sides the one color complex which the bishop does not control tends to be weak. The following game gives a good illustration of this.