09 May 07
Originally posted by adam warlockit's pretty easy once you learn it the first time. there's really only three tricky moves you probably can't figure out if you haven't seen them before. but after you know them, you can blitz the last 15 moves in seconds. there's not really that many moves left for the defender once you get him against an edge.
Wow!
I know the ideas for this mate but haven't really tried yet. I better get it going in the meantime.
09 May 07
Originally posted by Fat LadyPerhaps the key point to remember (that many people overlook) is you need to mate in the corner that is the same colour as the Bishop.
The problem I have is remembering the standard positions. I've "learnt" how to mate with K, B + N several times over the years, but when I try to do it again after six months or so I find I've forgotten the important positions and can't work them out over the board.
Many "beginners" try to mate in the wrong corner and of course it will never work.
09 May 07
There are essentially three steps and each is harder than the step before.
1. Push the enemy king to the edge of the board (doesn't matter which edge). This is fairly trivial and can mostly be accomplished with K and B.
2. Push the enemy king to the corner that is not the same color as your bishop, usually this happens naturally in step one.
3. Push the opposing king to the corner which matches the color of your bishop, and mate.
Step one is trivial, and since you have to mate in the corner with the color of your bishop, the opposing king usually helps you on 2 (otherwise you might proceed directly to step 3). Three is the difficult part.
09 May 07
Originally posted by zebanostep three is the easiest for me, I can blitz that with 100% pattern recognition, no calculation needed. it's the driving the king against the edge that takes most of the time for me, as it's slightly different every time.
There are essentially three steps and each is harder than the step before.
1. Push the enemy king to the edge of the board (doesn't matter which edge). This is fairly trivial and can mostly be accomplished with K and B.
2. Push the enemy king to the corner that is not the same color as your bishop, usually this happens naturally in step one.
3. Push ...[text shortened]... y helps you on 2 (otherwise you might proceed directly to step 3). Three is the difficult part.