If it could be done, I would think the mated king would have to be in a corner square, and the bishop would have to be giving check on the long diagonal that includes that square. But the king on the side that has the bishop would be either on an edge square, two squares from the defeated king, or in on of the two interior squares straddling the bishop's diagonal. In any of these situations, the lone king still has a safe edge square it can go to.
So my provisional answer is No.
Originally posted by LivingLegendI wonder if there are any documented games where someone needed to promote to a bishop instead of a queen. I've seen underpromotion to a rook and to a knight, but never to a bishop.
You can always mate with Bishop + Knight, you can't always mate with 2 Bishops... not if their on the same colour! 😀 😉
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Originally posted by LivingLegendVery good point!
You can always mate with Bishop + Knight, you can't always mate with 2 Bishops... not if their on the same colour! 😀 😉
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