Answers.Body: <p>The <em>normal pawn square color rule</em> says: <strong>put your pawns on the opposite color</strong>. But there's an exception.</p>
  
  <p>So, the precise answer depends on two things:</p>
  
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  <li><p>Are you playing, or are you trying to transition to, an opposite-colored bishops endgame?</p></li>
  <li><p>If so, and you are the attacker, you follow the <em>normal pawn square color rule</em>: put your pawns on the opposite color.</p></li>
  <li><p>If so, and you are the defender, put your pawns on the <strong><em>same color as your bishop</em></strong>, so they cannot be attacked by your opponent's bishop, and you can defend them with yours.</p></li>
  <li><p>If not, then follow the <em>normal pawn square color rule</em> (see #2).</p></li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>See my response to the question <a href="https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/15472/when-should-i-trade-into-opposite-colored-bishops/15474#15474"><em>When should I trade into opposite-colored bishops?</em></a> for more details.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: and what if it's B vs N or N vs B?
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Answers.Text: @jf328 Then Rule 4 applies, because you are not playing, or trying to transition to, an opposite-colored bishops endgame, as determined by the test in Rule 1, and Rule 4 is the "If not..." rule.
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Answers.Body: <p>I mostly agree with the other answers, but want to make one distinction.</p>
  
  <p>Yes, for long-term <em>strategic</em> reasons it is generally correct to fix the opponent's pawns on the same colour as their bishop in order to restrict that bishop.</p>
  
  <p>However, for short-term <em>tactical</em> reasons the opposite is often true. You may want to fix some of the opponent's pawns on the opposite colour of the bishop so that they cannot be defended by the bishop.</p>
  
  <p>Example:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[Title "White to move"] 
  [FEN "8/pkp5/1p6/5bp1/8/1P4P1/PK1N4/8 w - - 0 1"]
  
   1. g4!
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>White to move plays <code>1. g4!</code> and black has no way to defend the pawn on <code>g5</code>, with a draw as the likely result.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>It depends on the stage of the game an the pieces on board. The principles  I usually follow  is
  1. If there is a knight on the board, then it would be better to place some pawns on thesame color most of them on a different  colour so that the bishop could quickly be attached to a pawn when it's threatened to prevent forks.</p>
  
  <ol start="2">
  <li>If there is an opposite colour bishop on the board then it would the piston of your pawn would not depend on your bishop but your opponent's bishop. The pawn should be placed on the same colour to prevent  them from attack..</li>
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Body: <p>Are there any general guidelines to choose the square colour for your own pawns in bishop endgames? </p>
  
  <p>Especially in knight vs bishop endgames, would you put your pawns on same coloured squares as the opponent's bishop?</p>
  
Tags: <endgame><bishop-endgame>
Title: Pawns In The Bishop Endgames
ThreadText: # Pawns In The Bishop Endgames
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-10-05)
  
  Are there any general guidelines to choose the square colour for your own pawns in bishop endgames?
  
  Especially in knight vs bishop endgames, would you put your pawns on same coloured squares as the opponent's bishop?
  
  **Tags:** endgame, bishop-endgame
  
  
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  ## 3 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-10-05. Score: 1
  
  The *normal pawn square color rule* says: **put your pawns on the opposite color**. But there's an exception.
  
  So, the precise answer depends on two things:
  
  1. Are you playing, or are you trying to transition to, an opposite-colored bishops endgame?
  2. If so, and you are the attacker, you follow the *normal pawn square color rule*: put your pawns on the opposite color.
  3. If so, and you are the defender, put your pawns on the ***same color as your bishop***, so they cannot be attacked by your opponent's bishop, and you can defend them with yours.
  4. If not, then follow the *normal pawn square color rule* (see #2).
  
  See my response to the question [*When should I trade into opposite-colored bishops?*](https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/15472/when-should-i-trade-into-opposite-colored-bishops/15474#15474) for more details.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: and what if it's B vs N or N vs B?  
  > **username_1**: @username_2 Then Rule 4 applies, because you are not playing, or trying to transition to, an opposite-colored bishops endgame, as determined by the test in Rule 1, and Rule 4 is the "If not..." rule.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2016-10-07. Score: 1
  
  I mostly agree with the other answers, but want to make one distinction.
  Yes, for long-term strategic reasons it is generally correct to fix the opponent's pawns on the same colour as their bishop in order to restrict that bishop.
  However, for short-term tactical reasons the opposite is often true. You may want to fix some of the opponent's pawns on the opposite colour of the bishop so that they cannot be defended by the bishop.
  Example:
  [Title "White to move"] 
  [FEN "8/pkp5/1p6/5bp1/8/1P4P1/PK1N4/8 w - - 0 1"]
  
   1. g4!
  
  White to move plays 1. g4! and black has no way to defend the pawn on g5, with a draw as the likely result.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2016-10-07. Score: 0
  
  It depends on the stage of the game an the pieces on board. The principles I usually follow is
  1. If there is a knight on the board, then it would be better to place some pawns on thesame color most of them on a different colour so that the bishop could quickly be attached to a pawn when it's threatened to prevent forks.
  
  2. If there is an opposite colour bishop on the board then it would the piston of your pawn would not depend on your bishop but your opponent's bishop. The pawn should be placed on the same colour to prevent them from attack..
  
  
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