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Theory/The Knight Mates the King in the Corner

The Knight Mates the King in the Corner

Knight against two pawns, and the black king is stuck next to the h1 corner. A lone knight can mate it there. The rule: count the king's free squares. Take the last one with the knight while your king guards the others, and Black will have to push a pawn that closes his own corner.

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