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Miniatures are studies up to 7 figures.
Examples with Bishops and Pawns.
[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1847"] [Round ""] [White "Centurini=L"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1847"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "5"] [FEN "2k5/8/2K1P3/b7/5B2/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.e7 Bd8 2.e8=B ( 2.e8=N $2 Bh4 ) 2...Bf6 ( 2...Bc7 3.Bd7+ ( 3.Bxc7 $2 ) 3... Kd8 4.Bg5# ) 3.Bc7 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1852"] [Round ""] [White "Kling=J Horwitz=B"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1852"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "19"] [FEN "2b5/2P5/2B5/k1K5/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.Bb5 Bb7 2.Be2 Bc8 3.Kc6 Bh3 4.Kb7 Bf5 5.Kb8 Kb6 6.Bf3 Bh3 7.Bb7 Be6 8.Bc8 Bd5 9.Bg4 Bb7 10.Be2 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1893"] [Round ""] [White "Behting=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "1893"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "8"] [FEN "3k4/1K6/1P6/5p2/B1p5/8/3b4/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.Ka6 $1 ( 1.Ka7 $2 Be3 ) 1...Kc8 $1 ( 1...Be3 2.Kb5 c3 3.Kc4 Bd2 4.Bc2 ) 2.Ka7 $1 ( 2.Kb5 $2 c3 3.Kc4 f4 ) 2...Be3 3.Ka8 $1 Bxb6 ( 3...Bf4 4.Bc2 ) 4.Bb3 $1 cxb3 ( 4...c3 5.Be6+ Kc7 6.Bxf5 ) 1/2-1/2
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1893"] [Round ""] [White "Pierce=W"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1893"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "35"] [FEN "6b1/3k2P1/3P4/4K3/8/8/1p6/1B6 w - - 0 1"] 1.Bg6 Kc8 ( 1...Kc6 2.Bf5 Bf7 3.d7 Kc7 4.Kf6 Bg8 5.Ke7 ) 2.Bf5+ Kd8 3.Kd4 $1 ( 3.Kf6 $2 Ke8 4.Kg6 Bf7+ 5.Kg5 Bd5 6.Kf6 Bg8 ) 3...Ke8 4.Ke3 ( 4.Kc3 $2 b1=Q 5. Bxb1 Kd7 6.Kd4 Kxd6 ) 4...Kd8 ( 4...b1=Q 5.Bxb1 Kd7 6.Kf4 Kxd6 7.Kg5 Ke7 8.Kg6 ) 5.Kd2 $1 ( 5.Ke2 $2 Ke8 6.Kd2 b1=Q 7.Bxb1 Kd7 ) 5...b1=Q 6.Bxb1 Kd7 7.Ke3 Kxd6 8.Kf4 Ke7 9.Kg5 Kf7 10.Kh6 Kf6 11.Bc2 Ke7 12.Kg6 Ke8 ( 12...Bf7+ 13.Kh7 Be6 14.Kh8 Kf6 15.Bh7 Bf7 16.Bg8 ) 13.Kf6 Kd7 14.Bg6 Kd8 15.Bf7 Bh7 16.Kg5 $1 Ke7 17.Kh6 Kxf7 18.Kxh7 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1906"] [Round ""] [White "Platov=V Platov=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1906"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "33"] [FEN "8/5b1P/8/4K1B1/1k6/8/p7/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.Bd2+ Kb3 ( 1...Kc4 2.Bc3 Kxc3 3.h8=Q ) 2.Bc3 Kxc3 3.h8=Q Kc2 ( 3...Kb2 4.Ke4+ ) 4.Ke4 Kb1 ( 4...Bg6+ {<main>} 5.Ke3 Kb1 6.Qh1+ Kb2 7.Qb7+ Kc1 8.Qg7 Kb1 9. Qxg6+ ) ( 4...Bd5+ 5.Kxd5 Kb1 6.Qh1+ Kb2 7.Qg2+ Kb1 8.Kc4 a1=Q 9.Kb3 ) 5.Qh1+ Kb2 6.Qg2+ Kb1 ( 6...Kc1 {<main>} 7.Kd3 Bc4+ ( 7...Bb3 8.Qd2+ Kb1 9.Kc3 a1=Q+ 10.Kxb3 ) ( 7...Bg6+ 8.Qxg6 ) 8.Kxc4 a1=Q 9.Qf1+ Kb2 10.Qe2+ Ka3 11.Qd3+ Kb2 $1 12.Qd2+ Kb1 13.Kb3 ) 7.Kd3 $1 Bg6+ ( 7...Bb3 8.Kc3 a1=Q+ 9.Kxb3 ) ( 7...Bc4+ 8. Kxc4 a1=Q 9.Kb3 ) 8.Qxg6 a1=Q 9.Kd2+ ( 9.Qg1+ $2 Ka2 $1 ) 9...Ka2 10.Qa6+ Kb1 11.Qd3+ Ka2 12.Qc4+ Ka3 13.Qa6+ Kb2 14.Qb5+ Ka3 15.Qa5+ Kb2 16.Qb4+ Ka2 17.Kc2 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1906"] [Round ""] [White "Troitzky=A"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "1906"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "17"] [FEN "1K6/3p4/3P4/8/k7/1p6/8/1b5B w - - 0 1"] 1.Bc6+ $1 Ka3 $1 ( 1...Ka5 2.Bxd7 b2 3.Be6 $1 ( 3.Ba4 $2 Bf5 4.Bc2 Bxc2 5.d7 b1=Q+ 6.Kc7 Qb6+ ) ) 2.Bxd7 b2 3.Ba4 $1 Bf5 4.Bc2 $1 Bxc2 5.d7 b1=Q+ 6.Kc7 $1 Qb4 7.d8=Q Qa5+ 8.Kd7 $1 Ba4+ 9.Kc8 $1 ( 9.Ke7 $2 Qg5+ ) 1/2-1/2
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1910.06.05"] [Round ""] [White "Sackmann=F"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1910"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "17"] [FEN "8/8/8/1P5B/4b2p/7k/7P/6K1 w - - 0 1"] 1.b6 Ba8 ( 1...Bf3 2.Kf2 Bb7 3.Bf3 Bc8 4.Kg1 Ba6 5.Bd1 Bb7 6.Be2 ) ( 1...Bc6 2. Be8 ) ( 1...Bd5 2.Bf7 ) ( 1...Bh1 2.Bg4+ $1 ) 2.Bd1 Bf3 ( 2...Bb7 3.Be2 Bf3 ( 3...Bc8 4.Bc4 ) ( 3...Bc6 4.Bb5 ) ( 3...Ba8 4.Bf1+ Kg4 5.Bg2 ) 4.Bf1+ Kg4 5.Be2 $1 ( 5.Bg2 $1 {<cook JU>} ) ) 3.Kf2 ( 3.Bxf3 $2 ) 3...Bb7 4.Bf3 Bc8 ( 4...Ba6 5.Kg1 Bc8 6.Bc6 ) 5.Kg1 Ba6 6.Bd1 ( 6.Bh5 {<or>} ) 6...Bb7 7.Be2 Bf3 ( 7...Bc8 8.Bb5 ) 8.Bf1+ Kg4 9.Bg2 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1916"] [Round ""] [White "Norlin=A"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1916"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "17"] [FEN "8/pkP3P1/3B4/8/3K4/1b6/8/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.Kc3 $1 Bf7 2.Kb4 Be6 3.Be5 $1 ( 3.Kc5 $2 Bb3 $1 ) 3...Kc8 ( 3...Bf7 {<main>} 4.Kc5 Bb3 ( 4...a5 5.Kb5 ) ( 4...Kc8 5.Kc6 $1 Be8+ 6.Kd6 Bf7 7.Bc3 $1 ) 5.Kd6 $1 Kc8 6.Bc3 ) 4.Kc5 Bb3 5.Kb5 $1 ( 5.Kc6 $2 a5 ) 5...Kb7 6.Kb4 $1 Bf7 7.Kc5 Bb3 ( 7...Kc8 8.Kc6 Be8+ 9.Kd6 Bf7 10.Bc3 ) 8.Kd6 Kc8 9.Bc3 $1 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1985"] [Round ""] [White "Benko=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1985"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "19"] [FEN "2B5/8/P7/3p4/p7/8/4K1b1/2k5 w - - 0 1"] 1.Kf2 Bh1 ( 1...a3 2.a7 a2 3.a8=Q ) ( 1...Be4 2.Ke3 ) 2.Kg1 ( 2.Bb7 $2 a3 3.a7 a2 4.a8=Q Kb1 ) 2...Bf3 3.Bg4 $1 Be4 ( 3...Bxg4 4.a7 a3 5.a8=Q Kb2 6.Qh8+ Kb1 7.Qc3 ) 4.Bf5 $1 Bf3 5.Kf2 Bh1 6.Be4 $1 Bxe4 7.Ke3 Bg2 8.Kd4 a3 9.a7 a2 10.a8=Q 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1986"] [Round ""] [White "Anufriev=V Gusev=B"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "1986"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "13"] [FEN "8/6KP/6P1/8/3k4/8/p6B/b7 w - - 0 1"] 1.Kg8 $1 ( 1.h8=Q $2 Ke4+ 2.Kg8 Bxh8 3.Kxh8 a1=Q+ 4.g7 Kf5 5.Kh7 Qa7 6.Kh8 Qd4 7.Kh7 Qh4+ ) ( 1.Bg3 $2 Ke4+ 2.Kg8 Kf5 3.g7 Bxg7 4.Kxg7 a1=Q+ ) ( 1.Bf4 $2 Ke4+ ) ( 1.Bd6 $2 Kd5+ ) 1...Ke4 ( 1...Kd5 {<main>} 2.Bf4 $1 ( 2.Bg3 $2 Bb2 ) 2... Ke6 ( 2...Bb2 3.Bc1 ) ( 2...Bc3 3.Bd2 ) ( 2...Bd4 3.Be3 ) ( 2...Bf6 3.Bg5 ) ( 2...Bh8 3.Kxh8 a1=Q+ 4.Kg8 ( 4.g7 $2 Ke6 ) ) 3.Bh6 $1 Kf5 ( 3...Bc3 4.h8=Q Bxh8 5.g7 ) ( 3...Bh8 4.Kxh8 a1=Q+ 5.Kg8 ) 4.g7 ) 2.Bd6 $1 Kf5 ( 2...Bb2 3.Ba3 a1=Q ( 3...Bc3 4.Bb4 ) 4.Bxb2 Qa8+ 5.Kg7 Qb7+ 6.Kg8 ( 6.Kh6 $2 Qxb2 7.g7 Qf6+ ) 6... Qb8+ 7.Kf7 Qxb2 ( 7...Qc7+ 8.Kg8 Qd8+ 9.Kf7 Qd7+ 10.Kg8 ) 8.g7 ) 3.Bf8 $1 Bh8 ( 3...Kxg6 4.h8=Q $1 Bxh8 5.Bg7 Bxg7 ) 4.g7 $1 ( 4.Kxh8 $2 a1=Q+ 5.Kg8 ( 5.g7 Kg6 6.Kg8 Qd4 7.h8=N+ Kf6 8.Kh7 Qe4+ 9.Kg8 Qf5 10.Nf7 Qd5 11.Kh8 Qh5+ ) 5...Kxg6 6. h8=Q Qa2# ) 4...a1=Q 5.gxh8=N $1 ( 5.gxh8=Q $2 Qa2+ 6.Kg7 Qb2+ 7.Kg8 Qb3+ 8.Kg7 Qc3+ 9.Kg8 Qc4+ 10.Kg7 Qd4+ 11.Kg8 Qd5+ 12.Kg7 Qe5+ 13.Kg8 Qe6+ 14.Kg7 Qg6# ) 5...Qa2+ ( 5...Qg1+ 6.Bg7 ) 6.Nf7 $1 ( 6.Kg7 $2 Qe6 7.Ba3 ( 7.Nf7 Qg6+ ) 7... Qe5+ 8.Kg8 Kf6 ) 6...Kg6 7.h8=N+ $1 1/2-1/2
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