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Theory/Bishop and Knight Mate: The Final Corner

Bishop and Knight Mate: The Final Corner

Your target is a corner of the bishop's color. Here that corner is a8, a light square, the same color as your bishop. Your bishop and knight already hold his king in a cage: he only has a7, a8, b7, b8, c8 and d8. The method: keep him caged, walk your king in, count his squares before every quiet move, and finish with two checks in a row, one from each piece.

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