24 Feb 05
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Originally posted by rturnbulNo... why? let's see worst case scenario.Black king is in the corner only three adjacent squres. Let the king be checked by the bishop taking one of the squares out of the equation:
Is it possible to checkmate with just King and Bishop. Opponent has only his King remaining????????
Look carefully, for wherever you place the White king (unfortunately G7 is not a legal option) it cannot simultaneously threaten the squres H7 and G8, so no mate can occur.
24 Feb 05
Why didn't you just take the rook with your bishop on move 78 or I believe 75 too? Then it would have been an easy win. Game 972111
18 Mar 05
Originally posted by kleedracNo, its impossible to mate with B + K v K.
It is possible as I've done it before ... but the place I saw it was in a game called Majestic Chess, it teaches chess in an unorthadox (though good) method by making it a kind of adventure game! I strongly reccommend it ... I think there's a demo.
Kleedrac
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21 Mar 05
Originally posted by kleedracYou're memory on this issue is obviously a little clouded. K+B vs K = draw...every time. There is no piece configuration that = mate. Add a second Bishop and it's easy. Add a Knight instead, and it's possible, albeit difficult. Add a pawn, as long as it isn't a rook pawn who's queening square is opposite of your bishop and it is child's play.
It is possible as I've done it before ... but the place I saw it was in a game called Majestic Chess, it teaches chess in an unorthadox (though good) method by making it a kind of adventure game! I strongly reccommend it ... I think there's a demo.
Kleedrac
BLR