Checkmate pattern: Difference between revisions

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|Checkmate with a king and two knights, but it cannot be {{chessgloss|forced mate|forced}}.}}

In a [[two knights endgame]], the side with the king and two knights {{em|cannot}} checkmate a bare king by {{chessgloss|forced mate|force}}. This endgame should be a [[draw (chess)|draw]] if the bare king plays correctly. A mate only occurs if the player with the bare king [[blunder (chess)|blunders]]. In some circumstances, if the side with the bare king instead has a pawn, it is possible to set up this type of checkmate.

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