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The W-manoeuvre
Many players hope that they will never have to face at the board the ending of
knight and bishop against king, because they are afraid that they will not be
able to manage to mate correctly. The right way to do so was demonstrated
recently by no less than Ivanchuk in his game against Morozevich. GM Dr. Karsten
Müller has dealt with the subject for ChessBase Magazine Online and shows
everyone whose technique is still less than perfect how to master this mate
completely by making use of the W-manoeuvre.
The W-manoeuvre