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Lesson 16

Lesson goals:

 Checkmate with two Bishops against a lone King.
 The Pin
 Absolute Pin
 Relative Pin
 Making pins

Checkmating with two Bishops and King against a lone King is somewhat slower that checkmating with
the Queen or Rook. However, the general method is pretty much the same.
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The two Bishops together with the King need to squeeze the other King to the edge of the board and then
to the corner. 1. Kb2 Kd4 2. Bc3+ Ke4 3. Bc2+ Kd5 4. Kb3 Kc5 5. Bf5 Kd5 6. Kb4 Kc6 7. Kc4 Kd6 8.
Bf6 Kc6 9.Be5 Kb6 10.Bd7 Ka5 11.Bc7+ Ka6 Again the goal is accomplished. The King has been
forced to the edge of the board.

12. Bc8+ Ka7 Now the Black King is limited to moving back and forth between the a7 and a8 squares.
13. Kb5 Ka8
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Again White has to be careful not to stalemate with 14. Ka6 or 14. Kb6. 14. Be5 Ka7 15. Kc6 Ka8 16.
Kc7 Ka7 17. Bd4+ Ka8 18. Bb7 checkmate.

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