Learn How to Spot a Mate in 2: Bishop Check
This middlegame puzzle comes from the Accelerated London System and shows how king safety can outweigh material and static evaluation. White’s king is stuck in the center, and Black’s active bishops create a direct mating net. The key idea is to use a forcing check to drag the king onto a vulnerable square, where a follow-up knight move delivers checkmate. In classical chess, these short combinations often appear when development and piece activity are far more important than extra pawns.