The Easy

Rook Ending: Boxing the King

The stronger side must drive the opposing King to the side of the board
One method that works well is the "box" method, in which the opposing King is placed by the Rook in a box
that just gets smaller and smaller until the King is checkmated.

1 .Kd3+ Kd5 2 .Re4 Kd6 3.Kc4 ! Kc6 4.Re6+ Kc7 5.Kc5 Kd7 6.Kd5 Kc7 7.Rd6 Kb7 8.Rc6
Ka7 9.Kc5 Kb7 10.Kb5 Ka7 11 .Rb6 Ka8 12 .Kc6 Ka7 13.Kc7 Ka8 14.Ra6

The Hard
Two Bishops, Two Principles
There is no box strategy for mating with the two Bishops. Instead,
• The Bishops are best when centralized and working side by side.
• The player with the two Bishops must utilize his King more aggressively.
1. Ke2 Ke4 2. Be3 Ke5 3. Kd3 Kd5 4. Bd4 Ke6 5. Ke4 Kd6 6. Bc4 Kc6 7. Ke5 Kd7 8. Bd5 Kc7
9. Bc5 Kd7 10. Bd6! Ke8 11. Ke6 Kd8 12. Bc6 Kc8 13. Kd5 Kd8 14. Kc5 Kc8 15. Kb6 Kd8
16. Bc5 Kc8 17. Be7! Kb8 18. Bd7! Ka8 19. Bd8 Kb8 20. Bc7+ Ka8 21. Bc6