Chess Checkmate Patterns

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This article describes some notable checkmate patterns.

Back Rank Mate

Back-Rank Mate is a checkmate delivered by a rook or queen along the back rank in which the king is unable to move because it is blocked by friendly pieces on the second rank.

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Checkmate in 3:

  1. Qf7+ Kh8
  2. Qf8+ Bxf8
  3. Rxf8#

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tbd Hook Mate

tbd Anastasia's Mate

tbd Blind Swine Mate

tbd Smothered Mate

Double Bishop Mate

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

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

  1. Bxe5#

Double Bishop Mate Example1.png

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

  1. ... Qxf3+
  2. Bxf3 Bxf3#

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Boden's Mate

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

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Checkmate in 2: R Schulder vs. Samuel Standidge Boden, 1853:

  1. ... Qxc3+
  2. bxc3 Ba3#

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