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Posted by tjaalzchess
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4/14/2008
11:03:32
play online chess |  Subject: Mate with only knight and bisschop??
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The endgame is me with only a knight and bishop.
My opponent offers a draw, saying I cant mate her. But is it really impossible to mate someone with bishop, knight and king?
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Posted by chessnovice
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4/14/2008
12:23:44
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We can't really talk about ongoing, active games.
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Posted by ganstaman
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4/14/2008
12:46:00
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Right, we can't offer help in these situations, but printed or online material (not tablebases) can. Check out any endgame book, or something like wikipedia. That will legally help you play the ending.
Just for starters, there should be a useful link somewhere on here: en.wikipedia.org
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Posted by ionadowman
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4/14/2008
13:41:28
play online chess | Without looking at the position...
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... I think it is reasonable to make a general response to the question.
Yes: a K+B+N can, in general, force mate against a lone K. But the technique isn't easy. In your game (assuming you are already in such an endgame), you have 50 moves to effect the mate from the last pawn move or capture (there are no more pawns to move, and any further capture will instantly reduce the game to a draw through lack of material). Else, it is a draw. I don't think one can say more at this point...
Cheers,
Ion
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Posted by ccmcacollister
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4/14/2008
16:07:43
play online chess | hmmm
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He didn't say what Color that Bishop was . . . }8-D
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Posted by marinvukusic
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4/15/2008
00:54:39
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That is probably the most difficult practical ending in chess (I am not counting studies obviously).
In Blitz:
- I couldn't deliver that mate against a significantly weaker player
- One IM couldn't mate me
- I watched a FM fail to deliver the mate
I am confident I could do it in correspondence chess without any help but it is objectively not to be expected from a player of your rating. That does not mean you can't learn how to do it before you end the game.
Use of tablebases is forbidden.
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Posted by tjaalzchess
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4/15/2008
01:06:38
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