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Pao. Moves like rook, but must jump when taking.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
David Paulowich wrote on Mon, Apr 3, 2006 03:07 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
The longest possible forced mate with King and two Knights against a lone King on the standard 8x8 board is exactly one move long (the result of a blunder). Consider the following endgame. White: King b3, Cannon d3, Cannon d4, Black: King b1, with the moves 1.Cd3-f3 Kb1-a1?? 2.Cf3-f1 Ka1-b1 3.Cd4-d1 mate. Black's first move leads to a forced mate in two moves here, but there is no hope for a win if Black does not blunder.

And now for some good news. After playtesting Mir Chess, I have concluded that King and Cannon and Knight are strong enough to force a lone King into the corner and checkmate him.