difficult/unusual endings

post games without out pawns that were difficult or unsual endings, such as B+B or any other unique endings, cant say i have any so ill leave it up to you

Maybe not really difficult or unusual but I was recently watching an online tournament game between two 1900s, one of the players was very short of time, 30 seconds or so left with pawns and bishops of oppsite colour on the board, the player forced a swapping of pawns leaving only bishops of oppsite colours and then let his clock run down expecting the server to automaticly draw the position.......when he lost the game he went ape about how the server was unfair and that it was clearly drawn and that no one could win. Had he thought about it before letting his clock run down he would have realised that you can mate with bishops of oppsite colour. 😛

i never realized that, i probably would have done the same, well i wouldnt have let the clock run down but i would have excpected a draw

Originally posted by Bedlam
Maybe not really difficult or unusual but I was recently watching an online tournament game between two 1900s, one of the players was very short of time, 30 seconds or so left with pawns and bishops of oppsite colour on the board, the player forced a swapping of pawns leaving only bishops of oppsite colours and then let his clock run down expecting the server ...[text shortened]... hat you can mate with bishops of oppsite colour. 😛

[fen]6bk/8/7K/4B3/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 1[/fen]

actually in the rules if you can mate any possible even if the opponent screwes up then the game is yours after the time runs out.

white to play and win


In fact almost any KNvKBB is a win for the bishops but its very difficult.