Middlegame · Mating patterns

Anderssen mate

The pawn on g7 covers, the rook mates on h8.

Anderssen mate. A pawn on g7 and a rook on the h-file finish the king.

Rh8 is mate. The pawn covers f8 and h8; the king cannot take g7.

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