Wouldn't white just need to get the king to the center so that black can't mate with the two knights?
Pretty epic puzzle.
Wouldn't white just need to get the king to the center so that black can't mate with the two knights?
Pretty epic puzzle.
Well, the thing is, two Knights actually can sometimes win against King and pawn if the remaining pawn if blockaded by one of the Knights before a certain rank. The winning idea is to first stalemate the lone King with King and Knight, release the blockaded pawn, and then finally use the blockading Knight to complete the checkmate before the pawn can queen (or before the new queen can do anything at any rate).
All this is easier said than done, of course... :)
About a day. The basic idea, at any rate. I probably spent another day making it sound and trying to tweak the knight endgame at the end.
Here ya go...
White to play and draw: