Bishop Endgame
An ending decided by bishops, pawns and — critically — square colour.
In a bishop endgame, the colour of the bishops (same or opposite) is often more important than the pawn count: opposite-coloured-bishop endings are notoriously drawish even a couple of pawns down.
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