Introduction

Welcome to another instructive study by NoseKnowsAll. This interactive study is for players <2000 lichess, taking you through an important middlegame strategical concept: activating your bishops. Let's see how we can improve our bishops to their utmost by ripping open important diagonals! Importantly, we'll also learn how best to avoid dooming our own bishops to passivity. Please check out my other middlegame strategy studies as well: * Knights | How to dominate your opponents! https://lichess.org/study/kI8ikTU4 * Rooks | Infiltrate for activity! https://lichess.org/study/U7tTRtdj * Always sacrifice the exchange! https://lichess.org/study/h3ccaYFE Throughout this study, I will also provide general middlegame tips that these positions showcase. Whenever this general advice occurs, I'll write it just like this: PRO TIP: Bad bishops can defend good pawns! If you find this study useful, please heart it and share it with any friends!

Kaflanum er lokið.