The two knights endgame is a chess endgame with a king and two knights versus a king. In contrast to a king and two bishops (on opposite-colored squares)...

knight versus king. Two knights cannot force checkmate against a lone king (see Two knights endgame). While there is a board position that allows two...

knight can have up to eight available moves at once. Knights and pawns are the only pieces that can be moved in the chess starting position. Knights and...

In the game of chess, an endgame study, or just study, is a type of chess problem that starts with a composed position—i.e. one that has been made up...

Two knights may refer to: Two Knights Defense – chess opening Two knights endgame – chess endgame Two Knights from Brooklyn – 1949 film Two Arabian Knights...

saying "A knight on the rim is dim!" A king and one knight are not sufficient material to checkmate an opposing lone king (see Two knights endgame). A king...

the slightly better endgame after either 19...Rxd2 20.Bxd2 Rd8 21.Bc3 Rd1+ 22.Rxd1 Bxd1 or 19...h6 20.h4. 3.Nc3 is the Three Knights Game of Petrov's Defence...

The Two Knights Defense (also called the Prussian Defense) is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 First recorded...

knights, maneuver the enemy king into a stalemated position, then bring the other knight over to checkmate. (See Two knights endgame.) Three knights Three...

involves analyzing the endgame with two knights versus a pawn, see Troitsky line. John Nunn analyzed this endgame with an endgame tablebase and stated that...

Girl, and the Telephone. Ajeeb or the Egyptian: Ramón Jiménez, "The Rook Endgame Machine of Torres y Quevedo". ChessBase, 20 July 2004. URL accessed 15...

and the position is clearly drawn because the two knights cannot force checkmate (see two knights endgame). An unusual event occurred in a game in the...

5.axb5 cxb5?? 6.Qf3! winning a piece. The Queen's Gambit is divided into two major categories based on Black's response: the Queen's Gambit Accepted (QGA)...

alternatives 2...d4, 2...c6, and 2...e6 are more common, with the latter two generally leading to a Queen's Gambit type of position, and 2...d4 typically...

primary difference being that in the Modern, Black delays developing the knight to f6. The delay of ...Nf6 attacking White's pawn on e4 gives White the...

occurs after Black plays 4...c5 in the Three Knights Variation. An important line in this variation is the Endgame Line where the game continues: 5.cxd5 cxd4...

lines for pieces, and actually hinders the development of White's king knight by denying it its most natural square, f3. It also weakens White's kingside...

chess endgame is a chess endgame in which only a few pieces remain, and no pawns. The basic checkmates are types of pawnless endgames. Endgames without...

Italian dish), is a chess opening variation of the Two Knights Defense in which White sacrifices a knight for an attack on Black's king. The opening begins...

opposition Tarrasch rule triangulation Zugzwang Study Tablebase Two knights endgame Wrong bishop Wrong rook pawn Tournaments List of strong chess tournaments...

C55–C59 for the Two Knights Defense. Side lines are covered under C50. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Black's two main options...

possible mate. In a two knights endgame, the side with the king and two knights cannot checkmate a bare king by force. This endgame should be a draw if...

opposition Tarrasch rule triangulation Zugzwang Study Tablebase Two knights endgame Wrong bishop Wrong rook pawn Tournaments List of strong chess tournaments...

together with two knights cannot win the endgame against a lone king (see Two knights endgame), but the king together with a knight and a nightrider can...

defend each other. Troitsky line Also Troitzky line. Endgame analysis by Alexey Troitsky of two knights versus a pawn found certain pawn positions that result...

rapid phase with 13 points, while Carlsen and Nakamura shared first in the two-day blitz phase with 12 points each. In August 2023, an article was published...

vulnerable, however, and White might have to sacrifice a pawn. Black has two main approaches to play against the Catalan: in the Open Catalan Black plays...

and b-pawns can become vulnerable. These benefits can last well into the endgame and so, unusually for a gambit, Black does not generally mind if queens...

and endgame. There is a large body of theory regarding how the game should be played in each of these phases, especially the opening and endgame. Those...

and c3. The other bishop is developed to d3 (or occasionally e2) and the knights typically to f3 and d2. This set-up often results in a closed game. The...