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The Most Frequent Checkmate Patterns
Of the main checkmate patterns which are the most frequent (in games that ended with a checkmate)? Based on chess literature the Back-rank mate is arguably the most common, I would expect the Queen ...
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What is the name of this mating motif?
Anyone know the name of this motif? I have seen it several times, but never knew the name. Source Polgar 5334 problems.
Can one classify this as a Legal's trap motif due to the famous Queen sacrifice(...
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Is there a name for this mating pattern?
What's the name of the mating pattern starting with the move 21...Ng4!?
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. e4 exd5 5. exd5 d6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Bb5+ Nbd7 8. a4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bc6 Rb8 ...
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What is the B+N checkmate position that leads to a longest mate?
Black is trying to avoid a mating net that forces it into the wrong corner. To build the mating net, the White king should cut the black king off the center first, by controlling the center itself. ...
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What's this mate called?
I've blundered and had this played on me before. Is there a specific name for the mate?
[FEN "8/8/8/8/1n6/8/qPP5/1KR5 w - - 0 1"]
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What kind of checkmate pattern is this?
I played this game and was wondering, is this a checkmate pattern with a name?
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Is it still back-rank mate when there aren't friendly pieces blocking?
The definition of the back rank mate is:
A Back-Rank Mate is a checkmate delivered by a rook or queen along the
back rank in which the mated king is unable to move up the board
because the ...
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Is there a name attributed to this type of checkmate pattern?
I was going over an old lichess.com game when I realized that the checkmating pattern seemed familiar.
[FEN "5rk1/p4pp1/1p5p/2p4Q/2P3R1/P4q2/6RP/4r2K w - - 0 1"]
Here it is boiled down, ...
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Does this knight and rook mating pattern have a name, or has it occurred before?
[fen "5k2/8/1R6/5r2/P7/1P4P1/6KP/5n2 b - - 0 40"]
With black to move, remarkably it's mate in 2 (at first glance, it looks like black may struggle to even draw). It occurred in a recent LiChess game ...
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What is the name of this mating pattern?
Recently I delivered the mate shown below. Does it have a name?
[fen "1r5r/2p3pp/2R5/1pkPpp2/2b1P3/2K2P2/6PP/R7 w - - 0 1"]
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Is this an Anderssen's mate or Opera mate?
Is this an Anderssen's mate or Opera mate?
According to Wikipedia, Opera mate uses losing's side pawn to restrict its own king. In this position, f7 fulfils that requirement.
But it also fits the ...
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What are some checkmates with very few moves from the starting position?
I would like to learn about a few checkmates using very few moves. I know one where you develop the knight and march it directly towards the King. Does anyone know the name of this mate and suggest ...
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