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Anonymous wrote on Thu, Mar 13, 2003 09:43 AM EST:
Is there a way to put someone in checkmate with just one knight

John Lawson wrote on Thu, Mar 13, 2003 10:24 AM EST:
If you mean, 'Can King plus Knight checkmate a lone King?', the answer is
no.  The minimum force needed to checkmate a lone King is a Knight and a
Bishop, and it is difficult.  A mate position can be set up with just two
Knights, but the lone king cannot be forced into it.  Three Knights or two
Bishops can also mate a lone King.  
If there are Pawns on the board, then the position is very important,
since the goal will be to promote a Pawn first.

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