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18 Feb 07
18 Feb 07
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Originally posted by slappy115I have the book called "Basic Chess Endings" by Rueben Fine.
I've been reading books on chess and I found an ending where it is possible to force your opponent into mate with three knights.
Has anyone ever did this or had the option to do this? I would love to see an example or this.
It is 573 pages long and includes all possible ending situations.
18 Feb 07
Originally posted by slappy115I've heard its impossible with two knights but I don't know about three.
I've been reading books on chess and I found an ending where it is possible to force your opponent into mate with three knights.
Has anyone ever did this or had the option to do this? I would love to see an example or this.
However, it is possible, from what I've heard, for the knights (with the king) to deliver checkmate if the opponent blunders, but not if s/he plays intelligently.
18 Feb 07
Originally posted by GinoJThat's one of the books that I got from the library up at school which is where I found out about it. I was just curious to see if anyone had an example in their folders of a mate with these peices. Or really, if anyone has ever decided to try it.
I have the book called "Basic Chess Endings" by Rueben Fine.
It is 573 pages long and includes all possible ending situations.
18 Feb 07
Originally posted by slappy115It is pretty rare to promote a pawn to a knight (although it is sometimes the best move). It is probably even rarer to still have 2 knights when this happend.
That's one of the books that I got from the library up at school which is where I found out about it. I was just curious to see if anyone had an example in their folders of a mate with these peices. Or really, if anyone has ever decided to try it.
18 Feb 07
Originally posted by zambonyThat's what I was thinking. It might be possible but wouldn't it be faster, in general, to promote to a queen?
It is pretty rare to promote a pawn to a knight (although it is sometimes the best move). It is probably even rarer to still have 2 knights when this happend.
18 Feb 07
Using three knights to mate a lone king should not be hard (just push it towards the corner and use any two to deliver the mate while the third is blocking the escape route). And just to add something - in general three knights win against one (i.e. the lone knight gets captured in the process).