Middlegame · Mating patterns

Anastasia's mate · as Black

Pull the king into the corner, then mate on the h-file. Play the Black pieces.

Anastasia's mate. A knight and rook trap the king on the h-file. Play the Black side.

Rh8+ forces the king to the corner. Rh2 is mate; the knight covers the escapes.

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