Can you force mate with just two bishops

Yes you can. it will probably be in a lot of books on checkmates

No, it cannot. It doesn't matter if the two bishops are on the same color or not. It cannot be done without the assistance of some other piece. Normally endgame question assume the king is included (like KNB vs. K) etc. But this question specifically said "just" two bishops. Just two rooks, yes it can be done, just two queens, yes it can be done. But just two bishops, no, it cannot be done. 

As matt said, maybe the question was asked wondering if its possible if the king is otherwise doing something else very important. Even the addition of a single opponents piece could make the two bishop mate possible without assistance from the king.

no. not when the two bishops are of the same color. and for that matter ? u couldn't do it with all nine of the same color.

Well, obviously...

Yes it is possible.You have to just drive the opponents king to corner.

Remember,keep. Both bishop and king together.And force king to corner.

I still say no, it cannot be forced. The question probably needs to be clarified, but as it stands the question is if mate can be forced "with just two bishops". The answer is no. With the help of other pieces, the answer could be yes, but just two bishops, no. 

We've all seen mates forced with two pieces (that did not involve the king) such as two rooks, a queen and pawn, a rook and queen, etc. But never two bishops. Two bishops always require the help of at least one more piece. In this position, how would mate be forced with just two bishops?

It’s not hard to do a forced mate with the bishop pair, probably need the king but in the position you show it’s completely won for white 

Of course white can win, but that's not the question. The question is can white force a win with just two bishops. With no help from any other pieces. For instance, this position white can force a win with just two bishops, but only because other pieces are helping. 

No it is not possible. You would for example need the white king along with the two bishops if black has no other pieces on the board

Get rid of the abc black pawns first. Then mate is easy

You should check your answer before posting.

Posting the usual rubbish AGAIN

completely wrong... look it up in drills or endgame trainer under elementary mates:

people ought to know what they're talking about before dispensing advice on a matter;

the king as an additional piece is always presumed to be on the board & able to help, btw.

I did. And yes, if you get rid of the black pawns the mate would be easy. That's the point. At least one other piece is always necessary. Checkmate cannot be forced "with just two bishops". 

I can show a forced mate with just a queen and rook, or just two rooks, or just a queen and a rook. Can you show a forced mate with just two bishops? 

Why is it presumed? The wording of such questions usually go like KBB v K, or KNB v K, etc. This question did not. If the king (or other piece) cannot be used for whatever reason it seems like a reasonable question. Sometimes two pieces can force checkmate, sometimes they cant. 

presumed because it's necessary to have one's king.

OK. I give up. What's the answer?

no answer because it's a flawed example.

You got me. The black bishop can intercept. But I know you get the point. We could substitute the black bishop with a black rook I suppose. Or a black pawn. Or a white pawn. Or imagine a thousand other positions where two bishops alone can force mate ONLY if other pieces (of either color) are helping. 

Yes, but not presumed that the king can help. The king (or other potentially helping piece) can be stymied or immobilized. 

All games involve both kings, but not all checkmates involve use of the offensive king.