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Can this position be won ?

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zschess
May 25, 2011
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#41

You cannot win with just 2 knights(unless your opponent don't know how to play!!Wink)

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02Wesley
May 25, 2011
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#42
zschess wrote:
02Wesley wrote:

 

I believe this is a certain win for white, while my opponent says it's a draw..
Now, notice this game is not over yet, so please do not provide any solutions or shortest ways to mate (if possible)
I just want to know if this position can be won (of course with good play for black) or that it is a certain draw?
White to move!

 

Just to show you an error.

You are probably right.. But: what error are you referring to? A grammatical error perhaps?

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NimzoRoy
May 25, 2011
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#43


It is a no-brainer IF you know how to do it (mate with K+B+N vs K) I don't care how many GMs don't know it. It takes a max of 33

moves from the very worst position possible as shown in Basic Chess Endings and once you know the proper technique the number of moves is irrelevant - in many cases the player with the K will shorten the mate for you by several moves if they don't know the winning procedure which means they won't know the optimal way to hold out for as long as possible.

Disclosure: I still can't mate with K+3 Kts vs K, which is another "basic mate" demonstrated in BCE.  

The diagram is #4 from BCE: "Black to move, White mates in 33" (I told the stupid game editor here it was BLACK TO MOVE, but it didn't believe me)