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Examples with Two Bishops against others.
[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1880"] [Round ""] [White "Horwitz=B"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1880"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "11"] [FEN "8/B7/B7/5K2/8/7k/5p2/6b1 w - - 0 1"] 1.Bf1+ Kh4 ( 1...Kg3 2.Be3 Kh4 ( 2...Bh2 3.Bf4+ ) ) ( 1...Kh2 2.Kg4 Kh1 3.Kh3 Bh2 4.Bxf2 ) 2.Bc5 Kh5 ( 2...Kg3 3.Bd6+ Kf3 4.Bf4 ) ( 2...Bh2 3.Be7+ Kg3 ( 3... Kh5 4.Bg5 ) 4.Bd6+ ) 3.Be3 Kh4 4.Bf4 Kh5 5.Bg5 Bh2 6.Be2# 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1930"] [Round ""] [White "Seletsky=A"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "1930"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "12"] [FEN "6B1/8/3B3K/8/3b4/2k5/8/r7 w - - 0 1"] 1.Kh5 $1 ( 1.Be7 $2 Ra6+ 2.Kh5 Ra8 3.Bh7 ( 3.Bd5 Ra5 ) 3...Ra7 ) ( 1.Bf4 $2 Rh1+ 2.Kg6 Rg1+ 3.Kh7 Rg7+ ) ( 1.Bc7 $2 Rh1+ 2.Kg6 Rg1+ 3.Kf7 Rg7+ ) ( 1.Kh7 $2 Ra7+ ) 1...Ra5+ ( 1...Rh1+ 2.Kg6 Rg1+ ( 2...Rf1 3.Be7 ) 3.Kf7 ) 2.Kh4 $1 ( 2. Kg4 $2 Ra6 3.Be7 Rg6+ ) 2...Bf6+ 3.Kh3 Rh5+ 4.Kg2 Rg5+ 5.Kh1 $1 Rxg8 ( 5...Bd4 6.Bf7 Rf5 7.Be8 ) 6.Be5+ $1 Bxe5 1/2-1/2
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1943"] [Round ""] [White "Genttner=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1943"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "13"] [FEN "8/5K2/8/8/6k1/5p2/4pB2/7B w - - 0 1"] 1.Kg6 ( 1.Ke6 $2 Kf4 2.Kd5 e1=Q 3.Bxe1 Ke3 4.Bh4 f2 5.Bg2 Ke2 ) 1...Kf4 2.Kh5 $1 e1=Q ( 2...Ke4 3.Kg4 Kd3 4.Bxf3 Kd2 5.Bb6 e1=Q 6.Ba5+ ) 3.Bxe1 Ke3 4.Bh4 f2 5.Bg2 Ke2 6.Bd5 ( 6.Bc6 {<or>} ) ( 6.Bb7 {<or>} ) 6...f1=Q 7.Bc4+ 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1947"] [Round ""] [White "Rinck=H"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "1947"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "13"] [FEN "k7/8/2K5/4B3/8/5r2/B7/5r2 w - - 0 1"] 1.Bd5 ( 1.Bc4 $2 Rc1 ) 1...Rd3 2.Be4 ( 2.Bg2 $2 Rg1 3.Be4 ( 3.Bd5 Ka7 ) 3...Re3 4.Bd4 ( 4.Kd5 Rd1+ 5.Bd4 Kb8 ) 4...Rc1+ 5.Kd5 Rh3 6.Ke6+ ( 6.Bg2 Rg3 ) 6...Kb8 7.Be5+ Ka7 8.Bd4+ Ka6 ) ( 2.Bc4 $2 Rc1 ) ( 2.Kc5+ $2 Ka7 3.Bc4 ( 3.Bd4 Rfd1 ) 3...Rc1 4.Bf4 ( 4.Bb2 Rc2 $1 ) 4...Rc2 $1 ) 2...Rb3 ( 2...Re3 {<main>} 3.Bg2 ( 3.Bd5 $2 Rxe5 ) 3...Rb1 ( 3...Rf2 {<main>} 4.Bd4 Re6+ 5.Kd7+ Rxg2 6.Kxe6 ) ( 3...Rg1 {<main>} 4.Bd4 ( 4.Bf4 $2 Rc3+ ) ( 4.Bh2 $2 Rxg2 ) 4...Re6+ 5.Kd7+ Rxg2 6.Kxe6 ) 4.Kc7+ ( 4.Kc5+ $2 Ka7 5.Bd4 Re8 ) ( 4.Kd6+ $2 Kb8 5.Kd5+ Kc8 ) ( 4. Bd4 $2 Rg3 $1 5.Bd5 ( 5.Be4 Re1 6.Bf2 ( 6.Be5 Rge3 ) 6...Rc3+ 7.Kd5 Rd1+ ) 5... Rg5 6.Be3 ( 6.Be4 Re1 7.Bf6 Rg4 8.Bf3 Rf4 ) 6...Rh5 7.Be4 Rb4 8.Bf3 Rf5 9.Bd2 ( 9.Bc5 Rc4 10.Bd5 Rc1 ) 9...Rd4 10.Be3 Rc4+ ) ( 4.Bf4 $2 Rc3+ ) ( 4.Kd7+ {<or>} ) 4...Ka7 5.Bd4+ Ka6 6.Bxe3 ) 3.Bd5 ( 3.Kc7+ $2 Ka7 4.Bd4+ Ka6 5.Bd5 Rc1+ ) ( 3.Kc5+ $2 Ka7 4.Bd4 Rc1+ ) ( 3.Bg2 $2 Rc1+ ) 3...Rbb1 ( 3...Rb4 4.Kc5+ ) 4.Kc7+ ( 4.Kd6+ $2 Ka7 5.Bd4+ Kb8 ) ( 4.Kc5+ $2 Ka7 ) ( 4.Be4 $2 Rbe1 5.Bg2 Rg1 6.Bc3 ( 6.Bg3 Rc1+ ) 6...Rc1 ) ( 4.Bg2 $2 Rfc1+ ) 4...Ka7 5.Bd4+ Ka6 6.Bc4+ Ka5 7. Bxf1 1/2-1/2
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1951"] [Round ""] [White "Paoli=E"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1951"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "9"] [FEN "8/8/2B5/8/8/k2r4/5B2/1K6 w - - 0 1"] 1.Kc2 $1 ( 1.Bc5+ $2 Kb3 ) 1...Rd8 2.Bc5+ ( 2.Bb6 $2 Rc8 ) 2...Ka2 3.Bb5 ( 3. Ba4 $2 Rb8 ) 3...Ka1 $1 ( 3...Rd5 4.Bc4+ Ka1 5.Bb4 Rc5 6.Bc3# ) ( 3...Rc8 4. Bc4+ Ka1 5.Bd4# ) ( 3...Rb8 4.Bc4+ Ka1 5.Bd4+ ) 4.Bc4 Rd7 ( 4...Rd5 5.Bb4 ) 5. Bb4 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1963"] [Round ""] [White "Evreinov=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1963"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "21"] [FEN "8/p7/3B4/5K1k/8/3B2p1/7b/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.Be4 $1 ( 1.Bf4 $2 Kh4 2.Be4 Kh3 ) 1...Kh6 ( 1...Bg1 2.Bf4 Kh4 3.Bg2 ) 2.Bf8+ Kh5 ( 2...Kh7 3.Kf6+ Kg8 4.Bg7 g2 5.Bd5+ Kh7 6.Kf7 ) 3.Bf3+ Kh4 4.Bg2 Kh5 5.Bc5 $1 Kh6 6.Kf6 Kh5 7.Bxa7 Kg4 8.Be3 Kh5 9.Kf5 Kh4 10.Bg5+ Kh5 11.Bf3# 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1966"] [Round ""] [White "Bondarev=A"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1966"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "25"] [FEN "8/8/7k/4n2B/8/1p5K/4P3/4B3 w - - 0 1"] 1.Bc3 b2 $1 2.Bxb2 Nc4 3.Bf7 $1 Nxb2 4.Bb3 Kh5 $1 ( 4...Kg5 5.Kg3 Kf5 6.Kf3 Ke5 7.Ke3 ) 5.Kg3 Kg5 6.Kf3 Kf5 7.e4+ $1 ( 7.Ke3 $2 Ke5 ) 7...Kf6 $1 8.Ke2 $1 ( 8. Ke3 $2 Ke5 ) 8...Ke5 9.Ke3 Kf6 10.Kd4 Kg5 ( 10...Ke7 11.Kc3 ) 11.e5 Kg6 12.Kd5 $1 ( 12.e6 $2 Kf6 13.Kc3 Na4+ ) 12...Kf7 13.Kd6+ 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1967"] [Round ""] [White "Dolgov=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1967"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "19"] [FEN "2K5/6B1/B3P3/k7/p3r3/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.Bd3 $1 Rxe6 2.Kd7 $1 Ra6 ( 2...Rb6 3.Bc3+ Rb4 4.Kc6 a3 5.Bb5 a2 6.Kc5 a1=Q 7. Bxb4# ) 3.Bc3+ Kb6 4.Bd4+ Kb7 ( 4...Ka5 5.Kc7 ) 5.Be4+ Kb8 6.Be5+ Ka7 7.Kc7 $1 Rh6 8.Bd4+ Ka6 9.Bd3+ Ka5 10.Bc3# 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1975"] [Round ""] [White "Bron=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1975"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "11"] [FEN "8/3k4/P7/7K/b7/1B1r4/8/4B3 w - - 0 1"] 1.a7 $1 ( 1.Bxa4+ $2 Kc7 2.Ba5+ ( 2.Bf2 Rd5+ 3.Kg4 Ra5 ) 2...Kb8 $1 3.Bb6 Rd5+ 4.Kg6 Rd6+ ) 1...Bc6 2.Ba4 $1 Rd5+ 3.Kh6 $1 ( 3.Kg6 $2 Ra5 $1 4.Bxa5 Kc8 $1 5. Bb5 Be4+ 6.Kh6 Kb7 ) 3...Ra5 $1 4.Bxa5 Kc8 $1 5.Bb5 $1 ( 5.Bxc6 $2 ) 5...Be4 6. Ba6+ 1-0
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