Gukesh Game Lab

FIDE Candidates 2024, Round 12 · Round 12

Lock The King Out— Predict Gukesh Dommaraju's Move

Gukesh to move: how do you win the pawn race without letting White's king escape?

FEN: 8/5p2/2p1p2p/2PnP1k1/1bKB4/pB4P1/5P2/8 b - - 5 48

Source: Chessgames.com game record

In opposite-coloured bishop endings, the bishop that finds the right diagonal first usually wins the pawn race.