Assertion: checkmate | /r/HasProperty | possible
Facets:
value: in that way
type: MANNER
value: at the edge of the board
type: LOCATION
value: theoretically
type: DEGREE
value: under certain circumstances
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: While checkmate is possible, the king is not forced to move to the corner in any way.
text: The diagram above shows an endgame position where such a mate is possible.
text: If he captures one, then checkmate isn’t possible (insufficient mating material)
text: Checkmate with 1 knight is only possible when there is at least 1 pawn on the board.
text: However, checkmate with 1 bishop or 1 knight is possible under certain circumstances (your opponent must have pieces left on the board).
text: Checkmates are possible with the defending king on any square at the edge of the board, but can be forced only from positions with different material or if the defending king is in a corner controlled by the bishop or on a square on the edge next to a corner, but mate adjacent to the corners not controlled by the bishop is only two moves deep (with the same material), so is not generally encountered unless the defending side plays inaccurately.
text: Insufficient material (no checkmates are possible or no checkmates can be forced):
text: If you're wondering how a checkmate (with help from the opponent) is possible, see below.
text: Theoretically, the checkmate is possible, but you can not do it in practice unless the weaker side allows you to.
text: Even if the other piece is a single pawn, checkmate is possible.
text: In fact, a "cross-checkmate" is also possible in that way (that is, to answer a check with a checkmate) but since no such term exists, it would be called cross-check as well.