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Posted by chris21 uskidscompute.com 12/15/2003 01:39:43 Play online chess	Subject: Mating question. Message: Is it possible to force mate with a king, a bishop and a knight? Thanks:)
Posted by brobishkin uskidscompute.com 12/15/2003 02:09:57 Play online chess	Yes vs. a lone King... Message: Of all the opposing pieces, the endgame with the Bishop and Knight is the most difficult... The combination of a Bishop and Knight forces a different kind of mating approach... There are 4 principles to keep in mind while mating the lone King... 1. The superior side must use all of his pieces along with the King to create a wall as opposed to a box... 2. The lone King can only be mated in the corner of the same color as the Bishop... 3. Normally the lone King will have to be driven to the wrong corner first, and then, using the wall technique, driven to the right corner... 4. The defender will try to stay in the center for as long as possible and when finally forced to, run to the wrong corner... Never forget about the 50 moves to force a win... It can be done within 50 moves... But one wrong move can cost you a draw... This type of mating pattern must be studied, practiced, and deeply known... This is one of the most played out endings in tournament play... Due to its difficulties... Bro...
Posted by chris21 uskidscompute.com 12/15/2003 02:54:04 Play online chess	Message: Thanks very much. Looks like I have a job on my hands! ——— McShane Retains Lead at London Classic; Anand Beats Carlsen — Luke McShane, who won his first two games, did not win in Round 3 of the London Chess Classic on Friday. But he managed to draw against Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, the former world chess champion, and thus remained in the lead. After three of the four games in each of the first two rounds ended decisively, Friday was relatively quiet, with three games ending in draws. The exception was a win by Viswanathan Anand of India, the world chess champion, over Magnus Carlsen of Norway. It was the second loss for Carlsen, who actually had an advantage early in the game before making two bad moves that allowed Anand to shatter his kingside pawns and then infiltrate with his queen and rook. Carlsen could ...
Posted by caldazar uskidscompute.com 12/15/2003 08:38:53 Play online chess	Message: It's actually not that difficult to learn; you can easily learn it in one evening. Break the problem down into three parts. First, stick the opposing king in the center and practice driving the king towards any edge of the board. Next, practice driving the king that is near the edge to the nearest wrong corner. Finally, practice driving the king from the wrong corner to a correct one to deliver mate. After awhile, you'll start to notice that for each phase of the mating technique, there are only a couple of patterns that work. Having a KBN vs. K endgame tablebase to practice on helps a lot. ——— Surprising Leader at London Chess Classic — The torrid pace continued at the London Chess Classic on Thursday as three of the four games again ended decisively. Luke McShane of England, who had pulled off a big upset by beating Magnus Carlsen of Norway in Round 1, won again in Round 2, beating Nigel Short, another Englishman. It was Short’s second loss. Carlsen bounced back by upending Michael Adams, one of the four English chess players. Hikaru Nakamura of the United States, who had managed to draw a long game against the world chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India in Round 1, had Black for the second game in a row. It was also his 23rd birthday. His opponent, Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, the former world chess champion, ended up ...
Posted by commodore uskidscompute.com 12/15/2003 09:26:57 Play online chess	Mating Problem... Message: A bath, some deoderant, colonge, Altoids, a little blue pill and the Kama Sutra? If this doesn't work there are a million web options to study endings and as many books avalible. Your particular mating problem could take 30-50 moves to solve. It is patience and techincal ability, again many avalible studies either with paper or wed based. GL in your research. ——— Exciting and Surprising Start to the London Chess Classic — If every round of the London Chess Classic is like the first round, then it is going to be a very exciting tournament. The chess tournament began Wednesday and three of the four games ended decisively. The most stunning result was the victory of the English grandmaster Luke McShane over Magnus Carlsen of Norway. Carlsen played some speculative moves and was punished brilliantly by McShane. The other two wins were also quite exciting. Michael Adams, one of the four English chess players, checkmated his countryman David Howell in 27 moves with a scintillating attack, while Vladimir Kramnik of Russia overwhelmed Nigel Short, the other English player, with a central pawn break that eventually led to ...
Posted by spurtus uskidscompute.com 12/16/2003 03:50:04 Play online chess	Message: Regarding 50 moves... I was under the impression that there are circumstances where you can in defense make it difficult enough that the 50 moves expire before giving mate. IF this is true?... then a computer tablebase should be able to demonstrate that this isnt so clear cut as it seems. Spurtus. ——— Women’s World Chess Championship Begins With Some Upsets — The first round of the Women’s World Chess Championship, which is being held in Hatay, Turkey, ended Monday, and a few of the higher-ranked chess players are already on their way home. The biggest upset was the victory of Betul Cemre Yildiz of Turkey over Pia Cramling of Sweden. Cramling was a semifinalist at the 2008 championship and is ranked No. 9 in the world among women. The manner in which she lost was also surprising as she simply used up all her time in the second game of her match before she could make her 40th move in a completely equal and uncomplicated position. Other upset victims included Lilit Mkrtchian of Armenia, who lost tie-breaker games Monday to ...
Posted by atrifix uskidscompute.com 12/16/2003 06:38:09 Play online chess	Not so Message: the absolute longest ("worst" starting) position to mate with a KBN vs. K is 33 moves, I believe. You can almost always get away with a few mistakes and still mate in less than 50 moves, as long as they aren't key mistakes. ——— Chess: Battleground London — World chess champion Anand faces his nearest rival Carlsen at the London Chess Classic. The second edition of the London Chess Classic takes place at Kensington Olympia from tomorrow until 15 December. This year will be even stronger than last with the participation of the world chess champion, Viswanathan Anand from India. Anand was a frequent and popular visitor to England in his early career, but hasn't played a chess tournament here since 1995 and interest will be high, not least because he will be facing the player tipped to succeed him, the Norwegian chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen. Their meetings take on added significance with Carlsen's controversial withdrawal from ...