Lectio Magistralis

Mariya Muzychuk failed to pass an exam. But what to do if the professor knows too much about chess? In a roughly equal endgame, Muzychuk made a fatal mistake of entering the territory particularly familiar for Adams. Meanwhile, different sources, including our website, have emphasized many times that Mickey is one of the best world experts in opposite-coloured Bishops endgames. His victories in such positions, often obtained in a miraculous way, are unnumerable... Let’s imagine the same tournament played under one special condition – all the games start from randomly chosen equal positions in which the sides have only Rooks, opposite-coloured Bishops and Pawns. Even if Carlsen and Anand were present, I'd bet on Mickey’s victory! [Read more].

• Evgeny Surov, Want to Lose an Opposite-Coloured Bishops Endgame? Ask Mickey How!, Chess-News.ru September 12, 2015
• Evgeny Surov, Хотите проиграть Адамсу? Узнайте, как!, Chess-News.ru, September 12, 2015

Michael Adams & Mariya Muzychuk (The Master and Margarita)
Photos: Evgeny Surov