great Gonnosuke thanks!!!
How to mate with B+N+K vs K
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man.........excuse me ........the one that you just told him is very common.i know about that........but i got one more request how to put a something there.like click here becuase i really don't know how tell me plz......so i can demonstrate
In more than 30 years of tournament chess I have had this ending actually occur in only one of my games. I did win it but my opponent didnt defend very well even though he was about 2150. Of all endings to spend time on I think this one pays off the least. Its much better to spend your time on rook endings which are the most difficult AND occur most frequently. Another difficult ending is Q v R , its a win for the Q but I have seen even masters only draw it.
Thanks for the bishop/knight endgame example -- I didn't have enough practice with knight bish endgames to not waste moves. I did know I need to herd the opponent's king into the corner -- I thought it had to be on same color as bish. Thanks for the alternative with knight checking and bishop blocking.
You won't need the whole 50 moves, but there isn't room to make many mistakes and throw a won game into a draw. As noted, you have to drive the King into the corner that matches the color of your Bishop. Main thing is to get the King out of the center; if it can run to the wrong corner you can force it to the correct corner.
A Google search will bring up numerous examples and descriptions that show how it is done. The Bishop is used to create a 'triangle' and the Knight and King force the enemy King back. As noted, choose the Knight moves with care.
You may never have this ending come up OTB, but end game study and proof of technique are very important. Like most things, once you understand how it is done, it is not a big deal. This is a forced mate.
If the subject/topic ever comes up at your club, you may get a chance to impress players better than yourself (even if they don't say so) by demonstrating. A lot of very good players know the general idea but can't actually do it without making a blunder. They rely on their opponents to resign.
It is a good technique study, even if not directly applicable to most games. Work your pieces together properly and you win. Slip up and it will be a blundered draw.
Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone knows how to perform a mate with Bishop + Knight + King vs King. It is known to be possible, but very difficult and takes up to 50 moves or so to trap the King. When I play against myself and try it, I can get Black to escape most of the time. Any tips or a link to a tutorial would be appreciated!