Posts

Showing posts with the label Bishop

Mate with B + N vs. K

Image
White to move and win. Basic Guidelines: Keep King in opposition or a Knight's move away from the opposing king. Force the opposing King into a corner of the same color as the Bishop. Use the Knight to cover flight-squares of opposite color of the Bishop. Use the Bishop to create Zugzwang positions. (highlight below to see one possible answer) [ 1.Nf2 Kf1 2.Bh2 Ke1 3.Ne4 Kd1 4.Ke3 Kc2 5.Nd2 Kc3 6.Bd6 Kc2 7.Be5 Kc1 8.Kd3 Kd1 9.Bg3 Kc1 10.Nc4 Kd1 11.Ne3+ Kc1 12.Kc3 Kb1 13.Kb3 Kc1 14.Be1 Kb1 15.Bd2 Ka1 16.Nc2+ Kb1 17.Na3+ Ka1 18.Bc3# ] Source: Fundamental Chess Endings