https://www.guido-flohr.net/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:25:19 +0000 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:25:19 +0000 Qgoda vv0.11.0 (https://www.qgoda.net/) <img src="/assets/images/bishop-and-knight-mate-the-missing-part/bishop-knight-mate-starting-position.png" width="100%">Anyone who has studied chess endgames has probably seen the characteristic W-manoeuvre of the knight in the bishop-and-knight versus king endgame. What almost every explanation glosses over, however, is how to get into the starting position for that manoeuvre. Usually, this is dismissed with a casual "drive the enemy king into the corner". This article is about that missing part: how to reach the starting position in the first place. Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000 https://www.guido-flohr.net/bishop-and-knight-mate-the-missing-part/index.html https://www.guido-flohr.net/bishop-and-knight-mate-the-missing-part/index.html Chess Endgame Miscellaneous