Bishop and Pawn
In this type of endgame, the wrong rook pawn is the one whose queening square is the opposite color as that on which the bishop resides. Many such positions are drawn because of a fortress if the defending king can get to the corner in front of the pawn, see the diagram. With the bishop not able to control the a8 square, the black king cannot be forced away from the corner, so the pawn will not be able to promote (Müller & Lamprecht 2001:96–100). This is the basic type of position for most of these endgames (Mednis 1987:64).
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