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My First Mate

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„King and Bishop?!”

handbellringerdude 05.06.21 19:29

diagram White to play and win.

In this example by Troitsky, it appears that white will lose his pawn and the game will be drawn... but is it???

1. Bh6+! Kg8 (1. ... Ke7 2. gxh7 +-) 2. g7! Kf7 3. g8=Q+!

This last move, surprisingly enough, allows black to take white's last pawn. You can't force mate with a king and bishop!

Or can you...

3. ... Kxg8 4. Ke6! (forcing black's king into the corner) Kh8 5. Kf7!

Without the pawn on e7, this position would be a stalemate.

5. ... e5 6. Bg7#!

So it is possible (under rare circumstances) to deliver mate with a king and bishop! I'd like to deliver a mate like this just once...

handbellringerdude 05.06.21 19:36

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