Middlegame · Mating patterns

Pillsbury mate · as Black

Bishop covers the escape, rook mates in the corner. Play the Black pieces.

Pillsbury mate. Bishop on the long diagonal, rook on the g-file. Play the Black side.

Rg8 is mate. The bishop owns h7; the king is trapped in the corner.

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