How is this draw? I thought you could mate with 2 bishops and king. : r/chessbeginners

I don't understand how this a winning position so I asked for a draw. Can he not just defend his pawn for ever with me having to keep checking ? : r/ chessbeginners

I'm studying the 2 bishop endgame. I know how to checkmate if in this position the enemy king moves to E8, as this allows me to move my bishops and keep forcing him into the corner. However, I can't figure out what to play if the king is moved to G8. I would

Hello, why did chess.com declare this match as draw by stalemate? I could've easily trapped the king by putting my 2nd rook in 4th row : r/chessbeginners

Don't be greedy. If you've won, win. This is a draw : r/chessbeginners

White to play - mate in 4 : r/chess

Find the forced mate in 2 that I managed to miss : r/chessbeginners

Checkmate with two bishops

Can you find the mate in 4 I missed? : r/chessbeginners

With equal material, Stockfish gives White a +4.5 advantage in this position. I can see how Black's blocked bishop, exposed king, and passive rooks are weak. But what concrete plan would you

probably not gonna happen ever in a competitive match, but just for theory, if your opponent makes a illegal move, like putting his king in check, would you be allowed to take

My opponent thought he was winning the bishop back in two moves and going into a winning endgame, can you find the only move which saves the game for white? : r/chessbeginners