Solve the puzzles below using the technique you've just learned. Puzzle 1: There are many ways to restrict the black king in this position. How can you do it using the pattern you've learned in this article? Puzzle 2: This is one of the key positions of this mating pattern.
Do you remember which bishop move keeps the black king from returning to the center of the board? You now know what the checkmate with two bishops looks like and how you can deliver it.
Watch our interactive lesson about this checkmate and then head over to our Drills page to practice this checkmating pattern so you can execute it easily the next time you have a chance.
Checkmate With Two Bishops. One of the possible final positions of checkmate with two bishops. Boden's Mate uses the power of the two bishops. How To Deliver A Checkmate With Two Bishops The secret to checkmating with two bishops is to use them in conjunction with your king to force the opponent's king to the board's corner. The two bishops work together to control the light and dark squares and to keep the black king restricted.
Here is our starting position: You need to coordinate your pieces to force the king to the edge of the board. Notice how the bishops work together to control key diagonals, and the king comes in to support the bishops and control key squares.
It starts with your king sitting right next to your two bishops. The king and bishops are aligned. The bishop gives way to the king.
Notice how the king keeps an eye on the escape squares the bishop was previously guarding. This position is similar to the one you started with. Repeating the pattern forces the king to the corner. You should stop when your king is just three squares away from the edge of the board. Now before we discuss how to checkmate with two bishops we should be very clear that is it even worth it to learn this pattern. I know this kind of question may come to your mind. You might think this pattern is not so common so why should I learn it?
Actually, you should learn all the basic checkmating patterns like this whether they occur commonly or not especially if you are a beginner. The idea is to develop your thinking skills. By learning the 2 bishops checkmate pattern, it would be much easier for you to understand how two bishops can coordinate with each other in a game.
You would learn the usage of the king in the endgame. You would also learn to checkmate within the fixed number of moves, that too avoiding the stalemate. Thus knowing all these facts now I think you are excited enough to learn this checkmating pattern. This is because always there will be a square of escape for that king. So first control the center with your 2 bishops.
The key idea is to cut away the available squares of the enemy king by using the two bishops together. You will also need your king along with the two bishops to checkmate the enemy king. So after the two bishops, are connected and placed at the center of the board slowly drive your king near the bishops in order to bring it into action as well. One thing to always make sure that never allow the enemy king to come too close to your bishops in a way that they can be taken away.
Kd5 Ke8 2. Ke5 Kf8 3. Kf5 Ke8 4. Kg6 Kf8 5. Bd7 Kg8 Now, we can take control over f8 , thereby pushing the opponent's king to the corner. Be7 Kh8 Step 2 Accomplished! Step 3: Checkmate the Cornered King Here, it is important to be careful to avoid a common stalemate that occurs in this position. And now the mate is easy. Be8 Kg8 2. Bf6 Below, I have included other types of checkmates that can occur if Black play's differently. Bd2 1. Bc3 Ke4 2. Kb2 Kd3 3.
Bf3 Ke3 4. Bd5 Kd3 5. Be5 Kd2 Ke3 6. Bd4 Kd3 7. Bc5 Ke2 8. Kc2 Kf1 9. Kd3 Ke1 Bg2 Kd1 Bf2 Kc1 Kc3 Kd1 Kb3 Ka1 Bd1 Kb1 Bd4 Ke4 2. Bd4 7. Bf4 Kc5 8. Be4 Kb5 9. Be3 Ka6 Kc4 Ka5 Bc6 Bb7 Ka4 Bb6 Ka3 Kc3 Ka4 Kc2 Ka1 Ba4 Ka2 Ka6 Bc5 Ka5 Kd5 Ka6 Kd6 Ka5 Kc7 Ka6 Bb4 Ka7 Bb5 Ka8 Ba5 Ka7 Kd6 8. Kd8 Bd6 Ke8 Be6 Kd8 Bf7 Kc8 Be7 Kb8 Kb6 Kc8 Bd5
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