Is bishop vs rook a draw?

Rook versus a bishop: this is usually a draw. The main exception is when the defending king is trapped in a corner that is of the same color square as his bishop (see Wrong bishop#Rook versus bishop).
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Is bishop vs rook endgame a draw?

Bishop endgame is a guaranteed draw. That maybe the case for Grandmaster level players, or the players who know very well how to play minor piece vs. rook endgames. But, let me assure you that there are still chances to lose this ending, and accurate play is necessary to secure a draw.
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Is bishop and king vs rook and king a draw?

A general rule on when white can win can be hard to say. If the position is such that white can combine mate threats with threats against the bishop and black can not get around that then you have a winning condition. But normally king+rook vs. king+bishop is a draw.
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Is bishop vs bishop a draw?

Positions when one side has an extra pawn are usually drawn and even two extra pawns (and occasionally more) may not be enough to win. About half of the endings with a bishop and two pawns versus a bishop on the opposite color are drawn. (By contrast, over 90% are won if the bishops are on the same color.)
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Is two bishops a draw?

Yes. two bishops + pawn vs two bishops will usually be drawn, since you can usually sac a bishop for the pawn and have a draw.
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Is rook vs rook knight a draw?

Rook and a knight versus a rook: This is usually a simple draw with few winning positions. The winning positions require the defending king to be badly placed near a corner; this can not be forced in general.
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Can you checkmate with only rook and bishop?

Well, you can mate with a rook and a king, regardless of if you have the bishop.
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Is bishop better than rook?

A rook is generally more valuable than a bishop because: it can reach all squares of the board, while a bishop can stay only on squares of the same color.
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Is bishop vs knight a draw?

It is a forced draw, but just like a forced win, you dont necessarily have to force it. Yes, white would have to be crazy to play Nh7, but the point is that King+Bishop is enough to technically mate against King+Knight, and that this material distribution is therefore not an automatic draw (unlike King+Bishop vs King).
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Is two rooks worth a queen?

As a general rule, two rooks are better than one queen. We usually assimilate the queen to nine pawns, while the pair of rooks is worth ten.
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Is queen vs knight a draw?

The opponent resigned, but in fact it is a draw. So be careful when dealing with knighs, a fork is always looming. Assuming the side with the Q is not about to lose the queen immediately, the side with the knight loses.
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Whats better bishop or knight?

In completely open positions without pawns, the bishop is superior to the knight… Conversely, the knight is superior to the bishop in closed positions, on the one hand because the pawns are in the bishop's way, and on the other hand because the pawns form points of support for the knight.
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What is Ra7 in chess?

I can go on and on about the topic of control of the open file, Ra7 aims at controlling the 7th rank as well. It can be used as a positional or tactical operation; it can cripple the opponent's pieces or serve as deflection so white can start operations on the other wing.
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What is the 4 move checkmate?

In chess, a scholar's mate is a four-move checkmate in which you use your white-square bishop and queen in a mating attack targeting the opponent's f-pawn (f2 if white; f7 if black). The f-pawn is considered among the weakest pieces on the chessboard because it is only defended by the king.
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Can you win with 2 bishops?

The two-bishop checkmate is a mating pattern that uses two bishops and a king to deliver checkmate to an enemy king. One bishop attacks the king while the attacking king and the other bishop prevent the checkmated monarch from escaping. One of the possible final positions of checkmate with two bishops.
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Is king and rook a draw?

Unless there's something going on which forces something in the next move or two, yes, it's a draw. An example where it isn't a draw: White has a King on g6 and a Rook on b2, Black has a King on g8 and a Rook on h8.
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What is the weakest piece in chess?

Pawn: Chess Pieces Facts

Pawn is the weakest piece on the chessboard, it is worth one point (1 point = 1 pawn). 2. Pawn is the only chess piece that can promote to any other piece once it reaches the 8th rank (or 1st for black).
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Is rook vs knight and pawn a draw?

If the pawn is a rook pawn, the position is usually a draw. If the pawn is on the fifth rank (or sixth or seventh rank) with its king near, and the black king is cut off from the pawn's file, White has a won position.
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Is bishop better than knight endgame?

Bishop vs Knight

Usually, the bishop is the preferred piece in the endgame, because its long range movement allows it to influence events on both sides of the board, whereas it can take the knight several moves to cross from one flank to the other.
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Is queen vs queen a draw?

Depends on the positioning of both your queen and king. If your king is near your queen where it can find protection it will end in a draw. Depends if there are any skewers or checkmate threats basically. According to Fundamental Chess Endings the side to move first wins 41% of the time.
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Can you mate with 2 knights?

In general, two knights cannot force checkmate, but they can force stalemate. Three knights can force checkmate, even if the defending king also has a knight or a bishop. Edmar Mednis stated that this inability to force checkmate is "one of the great injustices of chess."
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