00:00A move, very nice move, knight b6, which looks a bit odd because we put a knight on the square where it could be taken both by the king and the bishop.
00:09But also we leave the bishop under attack.
00:12Now let's see what happens.
00:14If black takes our bishop on f4, then knight c4.
00:18I told you that two knights do not mate a king, an open board, unless unique positions created.
00:30So black didn't have time to escape.
00:33So it's a mate, and it's a very nice mate.
00:36So two knights and the king and the bishop plays no role.
00:40Now let's see what else black can do.
00:43They can take this knight with the bishop.
00:45But suddenly, we open the diagonal for our bishop, and it's another mate.
00:56Because bishop on b6 blocked the only square for the escape.
01:00Now the only remaining move is to take the knight with the king.
01:06And now we have our double attack.
01:09Knight d5 check.
01:11It's a fork.
01:11And then after king c5, we just take the bishop with the knight.
01:17Bishop and knight against opponent's king.
01:21And we'll learn the basic techniques how to mate black's king in the endgame studies.
01:28And one of the reasons I like the studies, it's not because you have all the pieces being engaged.
01:41You don't have pieces that are just having rest somewhere on the side of the board.
01:48But it also emphasizes the art element of the game of chess.
01:53It's not just about winning or losing.
01:55Of course, you have to try to win.
01:57It's not just science, you know, studying it.
01:59But it's important.
02:00And it's not just science, but it's also...
02:00But it's not just science, but...
02:00But it's also...
02:00But it's all...
02:14But it's not just science that you can throw away...
02:15And it's all...
02:16But it's not just science that you learn the other way.
