Checkmating with two minors

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Who here can mate with two bishops or bishop and knight or both?

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me

 

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Bishops are supposed to be celibate.

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to be what?

 

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??

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Two bishops is easy, knight and bishop quite difficult. It's one of those endings that I know I should learn, but never get around to doing.

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Both

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jovial_adversary wrote:

Two bishops is easy, knight and bishop quite difficult. It's one of those endings that I know I should learn, but never get around to doing.

lol im the opposite

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I can't mate with two knights unless my opponents trying to lose

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Jmeng1101 wrote:

I can't mate with two knights unless my opponents trying to lose

??? It's impossible unless your opponent has a pawn

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UppityEelChesskid wrote:
Jmeng1101 wrote:

I can't mate with two knights unless my opponents trying to lose

??? It's impossible unless your opponent has a pawn

It's impossible TO FORCE unless your opponent has a Pawn. It's perfectly possible to mate, if both players cooperate.

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i know Checkmate with two bishops but with a bishop and a knight is a little but tough for me

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both

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lol

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two knights vs pawn is very very hard.

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B+N is really difficult

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Lc0_1 wrote:

B+N is really difficult

Its really not that hard if you practice them a lot

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You don't really need to be perfect at it just fast enough so its not drawn by 50 move rule

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I'm pretty sure that's illegal.

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chessguy_888 wrote:

You don't really need to be perfect at it just fast enough so its not drawn by 50 move rule

what is this rule?