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Diagonal corridor mate

Minor-piece mates · Mate in 1

Sometimes a single bishop is enough. Learn to spot when a boxed-in king can be mated along a long diagonal.

How it works (spoiler)

A lone bishop is enough when the king has boxed itself in: the long diagonal becomes a corridor with no door, and the wrong-coloured defender cannot block it.

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