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@@PowerPlayChess If the bishop of the weaker side can defend from the front, which is easy achievable in the position you mentioned the exchange of rooks, then the position can be quite simply held
@@jelmerh33 It also depends on the bishop. Here, against f and g pawns, black dark square bishop vs. white light square bishop (which you have in the game) is nearly always draw, even if Black didn't manage to get the bishop defending from the front (there's a fortress with Black's bishop on b2-c3 and Black's king switching between e7 and g7 depending on the diagonal the white bishop). But if Black had light square bishop vs. white dark square bishop, even a defense from the front should not suffice to save the game if the pawns managed to reach the fifth rank (they must be held further back).
Guccireza is easy to root for. I hope he wins the tournament. He seems to be playing very well. Poor Pragg is still a work in progress. There is great hope for the future though. Thanks for the analysis!
I've met the same problem. It really depends on how many puzzles you solve and the difficulty, a minimum of 30 puzzles a day was recommended by my coach. You should also seek out a few difficult puzzles that might take maybe 10-20 mins to solve and avoid the temptation to guess variations, try to solve them as thoroughly as you can as though you were playing a classical game. Frustration is your friend. The lichess puzzles are ideal for this, they are free and unlimited, you can choose the difficulty, and the dashboard tells you with themes to focus on, and provides you with puzzles specific to that theme. In terms of openings, you can choose any opening you want, as long as you enjoy it and make sure to know it better than your opponent Hope that helps
