Middlegame · Mating patterns

Arabian mate · as Black

Knight covers g8 and g6, rook mates on the seventh. Play the Black pieces.

Arabian mate. Knight on f6, rook on the seventh, king in the corner. Play the Black side.

Rh7 is mate. The knight owns g8 and g6; the corner does the rest.

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