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oops... two black bishops
Feb 9, 2009
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What are you doing with tow black bishops? Impossible position, I don't know why you have put it on here. Trying to waste my time?
OG
OpeningGambit wrote:
What are you doing with tow black bishops? Impossible position, I don't know why you have put it on here. Trying to waste my time?
OG
Not impossible, a pawn can promote to a bishop, if the pawn is place on a black square you will get a black squared bishop.
IMO, Black is up. He will take at least one of the knights probably, and two bishops and a king can mate a king, while two knights can't. I would think it's in Black's best interest also to get rid of White's Rook, even if he has to trade rooks. The bishops can patrol the dark squares and eat up the pawns and Black should eventually prevail.
But I'm not that good, so don't listen to me haha.
Surely you can't mate with king and two bishops on the same color?
Feb 10, 2009
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PETEJOZ wrote:
OpeningGambit wrote:
What are you doing with tow black bishops? Impossible position, I don't know why you have put it on here. Trying to waste my time?
OG
Not impossible, a pawn can promote to a bishop, if the pawn is place on a black square you will get a black squared bishop.
Sorry, yes it is actually possible, of course, but unlikely. Why would you promote to a Black Bishop in this kind of position (or any in fact).
OG
You could be rubbish
Bruiser419 wrote:
IMO, Black is up. He will take at least one of the knights probably, and two bishops and a king can mate a king, while two knights can't.
Two knights and a king can force a mate.
Not without pawns.
I'm sorry, but I do not see the point in this post. What are you trying to say LordJones3rd? It is labeled "not my game" and the position is highly unlikely, I see no significance so where are you going with this? After we say who is up in this position, then what?
Kupov wrote:
Not without pawns.
Yes, without pawns you can still checkmate the enemy king with 2 knights and a king.
No you can not.
'not my game' attracts attention, so more people will comment on it
Kupov wrote:
No you can not.
I am not going to argue with a 1300 player about the fact that you can mate with 2 knights and a king. It is most certainly possible, you have to lead him into a corner, I am right, you are wrong, nuff said.
Tom543 wrote:
Kupov wrote:
No you can not.
I am not going to argue with a 1300 player about the fact that you can mate with 2 knights and a king. It is most certainly possible, I am right, you are wrong, nuff said.
you can put the pieces in a position where checkmate has been done with two knights, but not if you follow chess rules-the king will have to move into check to make it possible
I have seen a post on this site that shows how to mate with a king and 2 knights. It takes a lot of cooperation from your opponent and he has to blunder; but it is legally possible, especially if your opponent has a pawn on the board in the right place. If the opponent does not blunder and walk into it, then it ends as a draw.
rb3 followed by pxn?
Tom543 wrote:
Kupov wrote:
No you can not.
I am not going to argue with a 1300 player about the fact that you can mate with 2 knights and a king. It is most certainly possible, you have to lead him into a corner, I am right, you are wrong, nuff said.
You didn't say 'can' mate. You said 'force' mate. Two knights can not force checkmate.