Answers.Body: <p>There is no way to force a win with KB vs K.</p>
  <p>No way for them to blunder into it.</p>
  <p>No way for them to help you selfmate.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>No. There is no position you can construct in which the black king is in check (has to be from the bishop), white only has king and bishop and the black king can't move.</p>
  <p>The closest you can get is this:</p>
  <pre><code>[fen &quot;k7/1BK5/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1&quot;]
  </code></pre>
  <p>And the black king can move to a7.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Are there any possible moves to checkmate a Black opponent if we have a White bishop and king?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: No, and most (if not all) online chess sites will end the game with at result as a draw at this point.
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Comments.Text: No, but if your opponent has a pawn or a knight or a bishop of opposite colour of yours, you can checkmate him
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Title: Is it possible to win with a king and one bishop vs a king?
ThreadText: # Is it possible to win with a king and one bishop vs a king?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-07-30)
  
  Are there any possible moves to checkmate a Black opponent if we have a White bishop and king?
  
  **Tags:** endgame, bishops, kings
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: No, and most (if not all) online chess sites will end the game with at result as a draw at this point.  
  > **username_2**: No, but if your opponent has a pawn or a knight or a bishop of opposite colour of yours, you can checkmate him  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_4 on 2020-07-30. Score: 10 | Accepted answer
  
  No. There is no position you can construct in which the black king is in check (has to be from the bishop), white only has king and bishop and the black king can't move.
  
  The closest you can get is this:
  
  ```
  [fen "k7/1BK5/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
  
  ```
  
  And the black king can move to a7.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_5**: Shouldn't the closest position be a "stalemate"?  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2020-07-30. Score: 6
  
  There is no way to force a win with KB vs K.
  
  No way for them to blunder into it.
  
  No way for them to help you selfmate.
  
  
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