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...

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...

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

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...

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

transpose to the Four Knights Game or the Three Knights Game. 3.Bc4 may lead to the Boden–Kieseritzky Gambit or transpose to the Two Knights Defence. Occasionally...

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...

exd6 0-0 is considered to offer good play for Black. The Classical (Two Knights) System begins 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 0-0 6.0-0. White...

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

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...

variation of the Two Knights Defense where White has chosen the offensive line 4.Ng5, immediately attacking the f7-square with the knight and bishop, and...

pawns blocking bishops, knights usually become relatively more potent. Similar ideas apply to placing rooks on open files and knights on active, central squares...

perfect play in a number of endgames, including all non-trivial endgames with no more than seven pieces or pawns (including the two kings). One consequence...

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...

In the game of chess, an endgame study, or just study, is a composed position—that is, one that has been made up rather than played in an actual game—presented...

certain general principles about endings, such as: "Two knights alone cannot mate" (see Two knights endgame), the ending with a bishop and rook pawn whose...

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 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...

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...

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...

There are sixteen pieces of each color: one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns. Extra pieces may be provided for use in...

on to the extra pawn, he/she will have good chances to win the ensuing endgame. This is not easy, however, and many Sicilian players opt to decline 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)...

This development of the queen's knight does little to utilize White's advantage of the first move. On a3 the knight does not control central squares...

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...

doesn't play Nxd5, black loses the f6 knight)10. Bxd8 Nb6 11. Bxc7 White is up an exchange and a pawn, the endgame should be winning for white.) Black often...

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...

that 3.Nf3 transposes to the Petrov's Three Knights Game, which after 3...Nc6 leads to the Four Knights Game. At grandmaster level, the gambit move 3...