[Event "Knights | How to dominate your opponents!: Bishop dominating a knight"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/kI8ikTU4/TtNSA6U1"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/NoseKnowsAll"] [FEN "2n4k/5ppp/8/K7/8/4B3/5PPP/8 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.08.30"] [UTCTime "16:50:19"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/kI8ikTU4/TtNSA6U1"] [Orientation "white"] { We first introduce the concept of dominating a knight by showing off the capabilities of its mortal enemy: the all-powerful bishop! Material is perfectly equal, so it might at first seem surprising that white is completely winning in this position. However, noticing the sad state of the knight currently on the edge of the board should be a big clue that we can effectively dominate it. } 1. Bc5! { With this simple move, the knight is completely paralyzed! Black has no way to stop the plan of Ka6, Kb7, Kxc8. PRO TIP: Placing a bishop exactly three squares away from a knight dominates the knight. Every forward knight move is covered by the bishop. This is sometimes also called "offsetting a knight." } { [%csl Ga7,Gb6,Gd6,Ge7][%cal Bc5a7,Gc8e7,Gc8d6,Gc8b6,Gc8a7,Bc5e7] } 1... g5 2. Ka6 Kg7 3. Kb7 Kf6 4. Kxc8 $18 { Now up a piece in an otherwise equal endgame, white is sure to win. } *