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m Undid revision 1305407946 by 185.68.219.93 (talk) Not a typo. Although the rook could have moved to any square on the g-file (except g8) to deliver mate on the next move, in this example g1 was chosen, resulting in the checkmate position shown in the diagram. |
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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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