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In your opinion, what is the best way to practice Bishop and Knight checkmate?

#21

@Sarg0n said in #5:

It’s comparably easy (in contrast to the rest of chess).

Practicing against a random mover bot is more difficult. The top engines go straight into the wrong corner, than you can use your run-of-the-mill procedure.
That's exactly what happens with stockfish as it never tries to run out. But with real people it's difficult as they run wild. Usually with increment it's easier but with no increment it's a nightmare and that's what I wanted to practice.

@Sarg0n said in #5: > It’s comparably easy (in contrast to the rest of chess). > > Practicing against a random mover bot is more difficult. The top engines go straight into the wrong corner, than you can use your run-of-the-mill procedure. That's exactly what happens with stockfish as it never tries to run out. But with real people it's difficult as they run wild. Usually with increment it's easier but with no increment it's a nightmare and that's what I wanted to practice.
#22

@Bishop1964 said in #18:

You should better learn endgames like these ones :

  1. All pawn endgames
  2. K+Q vs. K+R (this can become very frustrating because of the 50 move rule and different stalemate tricks)
    Yeah, I study them too. Pawn endgames are endless and tricky while queen versus rook is horrible to play in blitz, extremely sharp.
    I study bishop and knight mate because once I got it and I blundered a 50 move draw and that was extremely embarrassing.
@Bishop1964 said in #18: > You should better learn endgames like these ones : > 1. All pawn endgames > 2. K+Q vs. K+R (this can become very frustrating because of the 50 move rule and different stalemate tricks) Yeah, I study them too. Pawn endgames are endless and tricky while queen versus rook is horrible to play in blitz, extremely sharp. I study bishop and knight mate because once I got it and I blundered a 50 move draw and that was extremely embarrassing.
#23

I never understood whats the point of studying this endgame. Ok I guess it makes sense if one is a profi titled player like an IM or a GM coz it's embarrassing not to know it right but other than that whats the point? I probably played +200,000 games in my life and I don't remember ever getting this endgame. It's so exotic it's a waste of time studying it.

I never understood whats the point of studying this endgame. Ok I guess it makes sense if one is a profi titled player like an IM or a GM coz it's embarrassing not to know it right but other than that whats the point? I probably played +200,000 games in my life and I don't remember ever getting this endgame. It's so exotic it's a waste of time studying it.
#24

@Katoh1 said in #23:

I never understood whats the point of studying this endgame. Ok I guess it makes sense if one is a profi titled player like an IM or a GM coz it's embarrassing not to know it right but other than that whats the point? I probably played +200,000 games in my life and I don't remember ever getting this endgame. It's so exotic it's a waste of time studying it.

For the joy of the game.

@Katoh1 said in #23: > I never understood whats the point of studying this endgame. Ok I guess it makes sense if one is a profi titled player like an IM or a GM coz it's embarrassing not to know it right but other than that whats the point? I probably played +200,000 games in my life and I don't remember ever getting this endgame. It's so exotic it's a waste of time studying it. For the joy of the game.
#25

Let's practice it now !

https://lichess.org/sNxwup6c

Let's practice it now ! https://lichess.org/sNxwup6c
#26

@ELO5287 said in #25:

Let's practice it now !
lichess.org/sNxwup6c
nice haha

@ELO5287 said in #25: > Let's practice it now ! > lichess.org/sNxwup6c nice haha
#29

@MohammedElasha said in #26:

nice haha
simple guidelines for u

  1. use king & bishop to take opponent king to a corner
  2. put bishop & Knight on the same colour to complement each other
  3. use only bishop for waiting moves
  4. whenever the king lays on the bed of backrank xd use the knight W technique with aid of bishop to mate him starting with kicking the king outa of wrong corner by using the knight..
    signature : MohammedElasha xd
@MohammedElasha said in #26: > nice haha simple guidelines for u 1. use king & bishop to take opponent king to a corner 2. put bishop & Knight on the same colour to complement each other 3. use only bishop for waiting moves 4. whenever the king lays on the bed of backrank xd use the knight W technique with aid of bishop to mate him starting with kicking the king outa of wrong corner by using the knight.. signature : MohammedElasha xd

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