Ignore the bishop, you dont need it, it might get in the way. Withthe king&rook push the opponent into a corner where it dances on 2 squares. Make sure u know what opposition is. When the opponent is right in front of u, move the rook and checkmate cuz the king is blocking all 3 squares in front of the oppoment.
Checkmate with a knight and bishop
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Assess the situation carefully, and think clearly to start with. Such as your title says Bishop and Knight, but the words from your finger tips state Bishop and Rook. B+N it is said to occur only on great occasion, so learning other things may be more beneficial. here is a link for a Rook mate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0gzvT0IO0M
Adding - Once you learn to mate with a Rook, then potentially instead of chasing his King all of the way to the edge of the board you can use the bishop to cut him off, saving a couple of moves. As stated, you do not need the Bishop.
I agree, it's easier to just sac the bishop and finish with rook and king. You're also avoiding stalemating tricks.
Now a queen vs. 2 knights, that's a difficult one. (I have dubbed it the Marathon Mate since it's typically mate in 43 (42.195 rounded up).
zone_chess wrote:
I agree, it's easier to just sac the bishop and finish with rook and king. You're also avoiding stalemating tricks.
Now a queen vs. 2 knights, that's a difficult one. (I have dubbed it the Marathon Mate since it's typically mate in 43 (42.195 rounded up).
Have you encountered this in a match, or is it mostly a theoretical endgame outcome? 42.195 is so precise, I start to think that you ran a Monte Carlo simulation.
I have noticed that I am constantly stuck with trying to checkmate with a bishop and a rook in my endgames, and was wondering if anyone had tips.
Thank you!