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Basic Mating Patterns by Name

1. The document provides descriptions and examples of basic mating patterns in chess, including queen and bishop mate, rook and knight mate, queen box mate, and more. 2. Various classic chess mates are explained such as Philidor's mate, Damiano's mate, Morphy's mate, and Reti's mate. 3. Examples illustrate the key moves needed to execute different mates starting from specific board positions.

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Basic Mating Patterns by Name

1. The document provides descriptions and examples of basic mating patterns in chess, including queen and bishop mate, rook and knight mate, queen box mate, and more. 2. Various classic chess mates are explained such as Philidor's mate, Damiano's mate, Morphy's mate, and Reti's mate. 3. Examples illustrate the key moves needed to execute different mates starting from specific board positions.

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Basic Mating Patterns White Moves in all instances unless otherwise stated.

QBM QBM--Queen & Bishop Mate

BNEEdgemate The Lock--Bishop & Knight Edge Mate

Thronemate--Back Rank BoxMate

1 Bg6+ Kg8, 2 Qh7+ Kf8, 3 Qf7 mate

RNM

RNM--Rook & Knight Mate


Arab mate Keep an eye out for this type of mate every time the opponent's king is castled King Side and has not moved the Three Musketeers--the 3 blocking pawns. A very common mate and very commonly overlooked.

QPOpRfBoxmate--Queen & Pawn Box Mate with Open Rook's File


1 Nf6+ Kh8, 2 Rh7 mate or 1 .... Kf8, 2 Rf7 mate

Black to move--White wins 1...Kh7, 2 Qh4+ Kg8, 3 Qh6 and 4 Qg7 mate

1 Qh5 Be7, 2 Qh7+ Kf8, 3 Qh8 mate

2RSacOpRfQPBoxmate--Double Rook Sacrifice Queen & Pawn Boxmate with Open Rook's File
Damiano's mate

QBBoxMateDischOpRf--Queen & Bishop Mate with Discovered Check and Open Rook's File

Black, to move, White to win. 1...g6! 2 Bxg6+ Kg8 3Qh7#

1 Rh8+ Kxh8, 2 Rh1+ Kg8, 3 Rh8+ Kxh8, 4 Qh1+ Kg8, 5 Qh7 mate

QPBackRankBoxmateOpRf--Queen & Pawn Back Rank Boxmate with Open Rook's File

SmateQSac2ch--Smothered Mate with Queen Sacrifice and Double Check--Var: Queen & Knight Mate
Philidor's legacy

1 Nf7+ Kg8 2 Nh6+ Kh8 3 Qg8+ Rxg8 4 Nf7 mate--if 2.... Kf8 3 Qf7#

1 Rxg7+ Kh8, 2 Rxf7+! Kg8, 3 Rg7+ Kh8, 4 Rg1+ Rf6, 5 Bxf6 mate

QSacRBBoxmate--Queen Sacrifice Rook & Bishop Boxmate


Morphy's mate

RSacRNRFBoxmate--Rook Sacrifice Rook & Knight Rook's File


Anastasia's mate

1 Qxf6 gxf6, 2 Rg1+ Kh8 3 Bxf6 mate 1 Ne7+ Kh8, 2 Rxh7+ Kxh7 3Rh5#

RBWindmillBoxmatePBlockRem-Rook & Bishop Windmill Boxmate with Pawn Block Removal


Morphy's Concealed Mate

Choppers--The Choppers, Seventh Rank Rook Attack

Swallow's Tail

White to move mates in 3--Black to move draws 1 Rg7+ Kh8 2 Rh7+ Kg8 3 Rbg7# 1 .... Rd8 draws since White can check perpetually but cannot mate.

PPPinQPMate--Pawn Push with Pin Queen & Pawn Mate

BilatBlockQMate--Queen Mate with Bilateral Blockage


Epaulette Mate

1 g6 Bg8, 2 g7 mate or 1 ... other 2 Qxh7#

BilatDBlockQMate--Queen Mate with Bilateral Diagonal Blockage

NBBoxmateDisch--Knight & Bishop Boxmate with Discovery Check

1 Nxf7+ or 1 Ng6+ or 1 Ng4+ Kf8 2Nh6#

Black to move and mate 1...Qxc3+ 2 bxc3 Ba3 mate

2BBoxmateMate--Two Bishop's Box Mate

RSacRBBoxMate--Rook Sacrifice and Rook Bishop Boxmate


Pillsbury's mate

1 Be6 d4, 2 Bh2 and 3 Be5 mate

1 Rxg7+ Kh8, 2 Rg8+ Kxg8, 3 Rg1 mate

QSacB2NMate--Queen Sacrifice, Bishop & Two Knights Mate Qsac2BMate--Queen Sacrifice Two Bishop Mate
Boden's mate Legal's mate

1 Nxe5! Bxd1? 2 Bxf7+ Ke7, 3 Nd5 mate

1 Qd8+ Kxd8, 2 Bg5+ Kc7, 3 Bd8 mate or 2 ... Ke8 3 RD8

NBoxSacQsacSClearRxBMate-Knight Box Sacrifice, Queen Sacrifice, Self Clearance Exchange, RooK & Bishop Mate
Max Lange's mate

QSacClear2BBoxMate--Queen Clearance Sacrifice and Two Bishops Boxmate


Blackburne's mate

1 Qh1 h6, 2 Qxh! gxh6, 3 Bh7 mate Black to move and mate 1...Bc5+ 2 Kh1 Ng3+ 3 hxg3 Qg5, 4 Rf5 h5! 5 Rxg5 hxg4 mate

QSacBRMate--Queen Sacrifice, Rook & Bishop Mate


Reti's mate

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