The King is now on the Rook square of opposite colour to the Bishop, and must be driven to K R 8, or Q R square, in order to be checkmated.
| 12. | Kt to B 7: ch. | 12. | K to Kt sq. |
| 13. | B to B 5 | ... |
Purposely losing a move (coup de repos); it is immaterial where the Bishop moves to so long as it remains on the same diagonal, the object being to force Black to move, without altering White's position.
| ... | 13. | K to B sq. | |
| 14. | B to R 7 | ... |
To prevent the King from returning to Kt sq. if the Kt moves.
| ... | 14. | K to K sq. | |
| 15. | Kt to K 5 | 15. | K to Q sq. |
| 16. | B to K 4 | 16. | K to B 2 |
| 17. | Kt to B 4 | ... |
The Black King is now gradually forced on to the fatal White corner.
| ... | 17. | K to Q 2 | |
| 18. | K to B 7 | 18. | K to Q sq. |
| 19. | B to B 6 | 19. | K to B 2 |
| 20. | B to Kt 5 | ... |
Not to R 4, because at Kt 5 the Bishop guards the additional square R 6.