In chess, two bishops can be a powerful combination that can win the endgame. However, there is a lot to know about how two bishops checkmate an opponent – and this article will teach you everything! We will get to the answer and moves straight away…
It’s been a messy endgame and somehow, despite both sides losing all pawns, one player still has two knights remaining on the board. The question is, can you make checkmate with just two knights? Checkmate with two knights against a lone King is not theoretically possible…
As a beginner in chess it is quite likely you have found yourself in a game where one side has a King and Pawn and the other just a lone King. If enough pieces are traded, sacrificed or blundered at the lower levels of chess, and…
Everyone that plays chess will come across the three fastest ways to win, but in most cases will experience the quickest checkmate moves on the wrong side of the board. Whilst one player has to make the correct moves to win the chess game super quick,…
One of the 101 rules of chess in terms of defense is making sure your King has a possible escape route on the chess board for when it is under attack from any type of mate situation. Failure to allow for this and to have every…
The focus for the Scholar’s mate in chess is two very weak squares on a chessboard at the start of a game. Occupied by pawns, the f2 (white) and f7 (black) pawn squares are entirely unprotected in the starting position. It is possible for White to…
Fool’s mate is likely to happen to you in a chess game before you are able to do it to an opponent. As a beginner and not knowing what it is, you are susceptible to the quickest checkmates in chess. And it hurts! Chances are you’ve…
It’s checkmate with a rook and king vs. King! This is the endgame. Chess has taken you all over the board, but now it comes down to this moment. You have two pieces left: your rook and your noble king. In this post, I will explain…
In this blog post which is part of a series of basic checkmate positions, we will discuss the quickest way to deliver basic checkmate to your opponent in basic endgames in chess when you have only king and queen left. You’ve probably seen or played such…
