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On The Trail Of The Lone Bishop Mate.

On The Trail Of The Lone Bishop Mate.

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A drawing done by me of a Bishop which kicks off...

A piece about Lone Bishops Checkmates using a Fischer and Pillsbury example
to see what one looks like. Then we move onto six glorious examples from RHP.

A clutch of blunders due to time trouble from the latest Olympiad.

A ‘Stipulation Problem.’ from the 15th century.

White to play and....


....mate in 6 moves with the c2 pawn.

A bit for the beginners here about looking out for their f2 and f7 squares.

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