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Checkmate With a King and Bishop Vs. a King

In the case of King and Bishop against King and another piece a mate can only occur through a blunder. Supposing for instance White has the King on f3 and a Bishop on d5 and Black has the King on h1 and a Bishop or a Pawn on h2, then White on the move would mate by K-f2. But it is evident that Black must have made a blunder, for on the move preceding the position of the Diagram he must have either played its King into the corner or moved the Bishop or Pawn to h2, both moves which were in no way forced.

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