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The ''bishop and knight'' mate is one of the four [[Basic checkmate|basic checkmates]] and occurs when the king works together with a bishop and knight to {{chessgloss|forced move|force}} the opponent king to the corner of the board. The bishop and knight endgame can be difficult to master: some positions may require up to 34 moves
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Stamma's mate (named for [[Philipp Stamma]]) is a rare endgame pattern in which a player is able to force mate with only a king and knight, due to the opponent's king being trapped in front of an advanced rook's pawn.
In the diagram
: '''1. Nb4+ Ka1'''
: '''2. Kc1 a2'''
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