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Preparing 2 Bxf5 and 3 Bd4 in order to exchange as many pieces as possible, considering the opponent's isolated pawn.
1...Bxe5 2.Bxf5! Bxf5
2...Qxf5 3.Nd4 Bxd4 4.Bxd4 White is also slightly better, thanks to his active bishop and Black's isolated pawn.
3.Bd4! Re8 4.Qe3 Kh7 5.Bxe5 Rxe5 6.Qf4! Re4 7.Qf3 Qe5 8.Nd4 Bg6 9.Qd1
Intending Qd2 and Rd1 in order to work on the d5-pawn, thanks to which White keeps a small but enduring advantage.
Hansen - Eingorn
Dortmund 1988
Black to move
Preparing ...Ba6 in order to exchange the "bad" bishop for White's "good" one.
2.Bd2
2.Bg5 Bxg5 3.Nxg5 h6 4.Nf3 Ba6=
2...Ba6 3.Bc2
3.Bxa6 Nxa6 4.Rac1 Nab8 , preparing ...Nc6, ...Rc7 and ...Rfc8, Black has a minimal advantage thanks to his superior bishop and the vulnerable pawn on d4.
3...Nb8 4.Rac1 Bb5 5.Ne3 Nca6 6.a3 Rc7 7.h4 Rfc8
Black has no problems, and the once "bad" bishop has become excellent on b5.
Markowski - Haralambof
Bern 1996
White to move
Heading for g4 to swap Black's good bishop.
1...b6
Or 1...f5 2.exf5 Bxf5 3.Bg4 Bxg4 4.hxg4 , intending 5.Bxc5 Rxc5 6.Ne4 with a typical "good knight vs. bad bishop" scenario.
2.Bg4 Bxg4 3.hxg4