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This article describes some notable checkmate patterns.

Double Bishop Mate

Two bishops side by side control all fields around the king and therefore checkmate the king.

Checkmate in 1: Heinrich Ranneforth vs. Herbert Edward Dobell, 1903:

Checkmate in 2: Victor Kahn vs Carl Hartlaub, 1916:

Two attacking bishops with crossing diagonals deliver checkmate to a king obstructed by friendly pieces:

Checkmate in 2: R Schulder vs. Samuel Standidge Boden:

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 [[Datei:Double Bishop Mate Example2-1.png]] [[Datei:Double Bishop Mate Example2-2.png]]
+== Boden's Mate ==
+Two attacking bishops with crossing diagonals deliver checkmate to a king obstructed by friendly pieces:
+[[Datei:Bodens Mate.png]]
+Checkmate in 2: R Schulder vs. Samuel Standidge Boden:
+# '''... Qxc3+'''
+# '''bxc3 Ba3#'''
+[[Datei:Bodens Mate-Ex1-1.png]]
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