two bishop checkmate
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Any tricks or tips to getting checkmate with 2 bishops?
The key with this theoretical endgame is to simply not rush and to slowly restrict the opponent's King. Once the King is pushed near the edge of the board, then you push the King towards the corner. If you follow this without stalemating them accidentally, then it should be fairly easy to do. You have 50 moves before they can call a draw (via 50 move rule) and I think it is possible to do within 20 if you have computer precision. Humans usually don't have this exact accuracy, but 30 or 40 moves is a piece of cake. 
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