Pillsbury’s Mate – Checkmate Pattern
Pillsbury's Mate is a variation of Morphy's Mate. This checkmate pattern is done with a Rook and a Bishop as...
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Checkmates Patterns
Learn how to checkmate your opponent with these Chess mating patterns. The more you know, the more ways you can win games.
Boden’s Mate – Checkmate Patterns
Having both bishops working together on the right squares can be one of the most powerful strategies against your opponent....
Back-Rank Mate – Checkmate Patterns
Back-Rank Mate is a checkmate pattern given with one Rook or Queen. It occurs after the player castles King-side and...
Anastasia’s Mate – Checkmate Pattern With a Rook and Knight
Knight forks are incredibly powerful for forcing your opponents King to move a square and possible capture another piece that...