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Miniatures are studies up to 7 figures.
Examples with Bishop against Rook.
[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1909"] [Round ""] [White "Kubbel=L"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1909"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "11"] [FEN "8/8/P7/3p3r/3k3B/3P4/5K2/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.a7 Rf5+ ( 1...Rh8 2.Bf6+ ) 2.Ke2 $1 Re5+ ( 2...Rf8 3.Bf6+ Kc5 4.Be7+ ) 3.Kd2 $1 Re8 4.Bf2+ Ke5 5.Bg3+ Kd4 6.Bb8 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1909"] [Round ""] [White "De Villeneuve Esclapon=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1909"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "5"] [FEN "7K/8/2P2B1p/7P/5k2/8/8/7r w - - 0 1"] 1.Bc3 Rxh5 ( 1...Rc1 {<main>} 2.Bd2+ ) 2.Bb4 $1 Rh2 3.Bd6+ 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1910"] [Round ""] [White "Sackmann=F"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1910"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "9"] [FEN "8/8/4P3/3r3k/8/5P2/K7/3B4 w - - 0 1"] 1.e7 Rd2+ ( 1...Ra5+ 2.Kb2 Rb5+ 3.Bb3 ) ( 1...Re5 2.f4+ ) 2.Ka3 Rd3+ 3.Bb3 Re3 4.e8=Q+ Rxe8 5.Bf7+ 1-0
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[Event ""] [Date "1911"] [Round ""] [White "Weenink=H"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1911"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "11"] [FEN "8/8/2P5/3p4/1K6/8/3r4/k5B1 w - - 0 1"] 1.c7 d4 ( 1...Rb2+ 2.Kc3 Rb1 3.Bc5 ) 2.Bxd4+ Rxd4+ 3.Kc3 Rd1 4.Kc2 Rd4 5.c8=R ( 5.c8=Q $2 Rc4+ 6.Qxc4 ) 5...Ra4 6.Kb3 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1914"] [Round ""] [White "Mattison=H"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "1914"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "14"] [FEN "8/8/7B/2P5/1k3K1p/8/6r1/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.c6 h3 2.c7 Rc2 ( 2...Rg8 {<main>} 3.c8=Q ( 3.Bg5 $2 h2 4.Bd8 h1=Q 5.c8=Q Qh6+ ) 3...Rxc8 4.Kg3 h2 5.Bd2+ ( 5.Kxh2 $2 Rh8 ) 5...Kb3 6.Kg2 Rc2 7.Kh1 Rxd2 ) ( 2...h2 3.c8=Q h1=Q 4.Bf8+ ) 3.c8=Q ( 3.Kg3 $2 h2 4.c8=Q h1=N+ $1 ) 3...Rxc8 4. Kg3 h2 ( 4...Rh8 5.Bd2+ Kc4 6.Kh2 ) 5.Bd2+ ( 5.Kxh2 $2 Rh8 ) 5...Kb3 6.Kg2 $1 Rc2 7.Kh1 Rxd2 1/2-1/2
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1916"] [Round ""] [White "Drewitt=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1916"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "11"] [FEN "8/2p5/P7/6k1/K7/6B1/3P2r1/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.a7 Rxd2 ( 1...Rg1 2.Be5 ) 2.Bd6 $1 cxd6 ( 2...Rxd6 3.a8=Q Kf6 4.Qe8 c6 5.Kb4 ) 3.Kb3 Rd3+ 4.Kb4 Rd4+ 5.Kb5 Rd5+ 6.Kb6 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1916"] [Round ""] [White "Vancura=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1916"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "13"] [FEN "4K3/1k2P2p/8/P6r/8/8/3B4/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.a6+ Kxa6 2.Bf4 $1 Rh1 ( 2...Rf5 3.Kd8 Rd5+ 4.Kc7 Rc5+ 5.Kd7 Rd5+ 6.Ke6 ) ( 2...Rd5 3.Kf8 Rf5+ 4.Kg7 ) ( 2...Rb5 3.Kf8 Rf5+ 4.Kg7 ) ( 2...Rh4 3.Kd7 ) 3.Bg3 Rf1 ( 3...Rb1 4.Kf8 Rf1+ 5.Kg7 ) ( 3...Rg1 4.Kd7 ) ( 3...Rc1 4.Kd7 ) ( 3...Ra1 4.Kd7 ) 4.Kd8 ( 4.Kd7 $2 Rf7 ) 4...Rd1+ 5.Kc7 Rc1+ 6.Kd7 Rd1+ 7.Ke6 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1941"] [Round ""] [White "Prokes=L"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1941"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "5"] [FEN "8/8/3PB3/4P3/K4k2/8/8/7r w - - 0 1"] 1.d7 Rd1 ( 1...Ra1+ {<main>} 2.Ba2 $1 ( 2.Kb3 $2 Ra8 3.Bd5 Rb8+ ) 2...Rxa2+ 3. Kb3 ( 3.Kb4 {<or>} ) ( 3.Kb5 {<or>} ) 3...Ra8 4.e6 ) ( 1...Rh8 {<main>} 2.Bg8 $1 ( 2.Bf7 $2 Kxe5 3.Be8 Rh4+ 4.Kb5 Rd4 ) 2...Rxg8 3.e6 ) 2.Bd5 $1 Rxd5 3.e6 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1945"] [Round ""] [White "Kivi=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1945"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "23"] [FEN "8/8/6P1/3B2k1/8/2r3P1/8/K7 w - - 0 1"] 1.g7 Rc8 $1 ( 1...Rc1+ 2.Ka2 $1 ( 2.Kb2 $2 Rc8 3.g4 ( 3.Be6 Rb8+ 4.Kc3 Kf6 5. g8=Q Rxg8 6.Bxg8 Kf5 ) 3...Rb8+ ) 2...Rc2+ 3.Ka3 Rc3+ 4.Ka4 Rc8 5.g4 ) 2.g4 $1 ( 2.Be6 $2 Ra8+ 3.Kb2 Kf6 4.g8=Q Rxg8 5.Bxg8 Kf5 ) 2...Rb8 ( 2...Kxg4 3.Be6+ ) 3.Be6 Kf4 $1 ( 3...Kf6 4.g8=Q Rxg8 5.Bxg8 Kg5 6.Be6 ) 4.Ka2 Kg5 5.Ka3 Kf4 ( 5...Kh6 6.g8=Q Rb3+ 7.Ka4 Rb4+ ( 7...Ra3+ 8.Kb4 Ra4+ 9.Kc5 Ra5+ 10.Kd6 Ra6+ 11. Ke5 Ra5+ 12.Kf6 ) 8.Ka5 Rb5+ 9.Ka6 Rb6+ 10.Ka7 Rb7+ 11.Ka8 Ra7+ 12.Kb8 Rb7+ 13. Kc8 Rc7+ 14.Kd8 Rd7+ 15.Ke8 Re7+ 16.Kf8 Re8+ 17.Kf7 Re7+ 18.Kf6 Rf7+ 19.Ke5 ) 6.Ka4 Kg5 7.Ka5 Kf4 8.Ka6 Kg5 ( 8...Re8 9.Kb5 $1 ) 9.Ka7 Re8 $1 ( 9...Rd8 10. Kb7 ) 10.Bf7 $1 ( 10.Kb6 $2 Rxe6+ ) 10...Rd8 $1 ( 10...Re7+ {<main>} 11.Kb6 ( 11.Kb8 {<or>} ) ( 11.Ka8 {<or>} ) ( 11.Ka6 {<or>} ) 11...Kh6 12.g8=N+ $1 ( 12. g8=Q $2 Re6+ 13.Kc5 Rc6+ 14.Kb4 Rb6+ 15.Kc3 Rb3+ 16.Kd4 Rd3+ ( 16...Rb4+ $2 17. Bc4 ) 17.Ke5 Re3+ ( 17...Rd5+ $2 18.Kf6 Rf5+ 19.Ke7 ) 18.Kf6 Re6+ 19.Kf5 Re5+ 20.Kxe5 ) 12...Kg7 13.Nxe7 {<eg>} 13...Kxf7 14.Nf5 Kf6 15.Ne3 ) 11.Kb6 $1 ( 11. Kb7 $2 Kh6 $1 12.g8=R ( 12.g8=Q Rd7+ ) ( 12.g8=N+ Kg7 ) 12...Rd7+ 13.Kc6 Rxf7 ) ( 11.Ka6 $2 Kxg4 ) 11...Kh6 $1 ( 11...Ra8 {<main>} 12.Be6 Re8 13.Kc5 Rd8 14.Kc6 Kf4 ( 14...Ra8 15.Kd6 Rb8 16.Ke7 $1 Rb7+ 17.Bd7 Rb8 18.Kf7 ) 15.Kc7 Re8 ( 15... Ra8 16.Kd6 Re8 17.Kd7 Ra8 18.Ke7 Kg5 19.Bf7 $1 Kxg4 20.Be8 Ra7+ 21.Bd7+ $1 ) 16.Kd7 Ra8 17.Ke7 Kg5 18.Bf7 $1 ( 18.Bd7 $2 Kg6 ) ( 18.Kf7 $2 Ra7+ 19.Kf8 ( 19. Kg8 Kf6 ) 19...Ra8+ 20.Ke7 Ra7+ ) 18...Kxg4 ( 18...Ra7+ 19.Kf8 Ra8+ ( 19...Kh6 20.g5+ ) 20.Be8 ) ( 18...Rb8 19.Be8 Rb7+ 20.Bd7 Rb8 21.Kf7 ) 19.Be8 Ra7+ 20. Bd7+ ) ( 11...Kxg4 {<main>} 12.Kc7 Ra8 13.Be6+ Kg5 14.Bc8 Ra7+ 15.Bb7 ) ( 11... Kf6 12.g8=Q $1 ) ( 11...Rb8+ 12.Kc6 Rd8 13.Be6 ) 12.g8=R $1 ( 12.g8=Q $2 Rd6+ 13.Kc5 Rd5+ 14.Kb4 Rb5+ 15.Kc3 Rb3+ 16.Kd4 Rd3+ 17.Ke5 Re3+ $1 ( 17...Rd5+ $2 18.Kf6 $1 Rd6+ ( 18...Rf5+ 19.Ke7 ) 19.Be6 ) 18.Kd6 ( 18.Kf6 Re6+ $1 ) 18... Re6+ ) 1-0
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