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King hunt
Back rank mate · simple
The king has no luft.
Opera mate
Legal's mate
Leave the queen, then mate with bishop and knight.
Boden's mate
The bishops cross on the king's diagonals.
Arabian mate
Epaulette mate
Swallow's tail
Damiano's mate
Rh8+ Kxh8 captures the rook. Qh5+ Kg8 Qh7#. The pawn on g6 protects the queen. The knight on d7 covers f8. Qh7 is checkmate.
Hook mate
Dovetail mate
Blind swine
Doubled rooks on the seventh take the back rank.
Pillsbury mate
Greco mate
Anderssen mate
Mayet mate
Bishop and pawn cut the center, rook takes the back rank.
Lolli's mate
The f6 pawn wedges the kingside.
Corner mate
Queen mate
King and queen close the net on the edge of the board.
Two-rook mate
One rook cuts the edge; the other delivers mate.
King and rook mate
Opposition first, then the rook takes the back rank.
Two bishops mate
The bishops take the last two squares.
Bishop and knight mate
Knight hops, bishop closes.
Queen versus pawn
King hunt · as Black
Back rank mate · as Black
The rook takes the eighth rank while the king is boxed in. Play the Black pieces.
Opera mate · as Black
Legal's mate · as Black
Leave the queen, then mate with bishop and knight. Play the Black pieces.
Boden's mate · as Black
The bishops cross on the king's diagonals. Play the Black pieces.
Arabian mate · as Black
Epaulette mate · as Black
Swallow's tail · as Black
Damiano's mate · as Black
Rh8+ Kxh8 captures the rook. Qh5+ Kg8 Qh7#. The pawn on g6 protects the queen. The knight on d7 covers f8. Qh7 is checkmate. Play the Black pieces.
Hook mate · as Black
Dovetail mate · as Black
Blind swine · as Black
Doubled rooks on the seventh take the back rank. Play the Black pieces.
Pillsbury mate · as Black
Greco mate · as Black
Anderssen mate · as Black
Mayet mate · as Black
Bishop and pawn cut the center, rook takes the back rank. Play the Black pieces.
Lolli's mate · as Black
The f6 pawn wedges the kingside. Play the Black pieces.
Corner mate · as Black
Queen mate · as Black
King and queen close the net on the edge of the board. Play the Black pieces.
Two-rook mate · as Black
One rook cuts the edge; the other delivers mate. Play the Black pieces.
King and rook mate · as Black
Opposition first, then the rook takes the back rank. Play the Black pieces.
Two bishops mate · as Black
The bishops take the last two squares. Play the Black pieces.
Bishop and knight mate · as Black
Knight hops, bishop closes. Play the Black pieces.
Queen versus pawn · as Black
Back rank mate
The rook takes the eighth rank while the king is boxed in.
Smothered mate
Smothered mate. Qg8+. Rxg8 captures the queen. Then Nf7 is checkmate, and the black rook on g8 blocks the king.
Anastasia's mate
Morphy mate
Smothered mate · as Black
Smothered mate. Qg8+. Rxg8 captures the queen. Then Nf7 is checkmate, and the black rook on g8 blocks the king. Play the Black pieces.
Anastasia's mate · as Black
Morphy mate · as Black
Queen fork
Pawn fork
The pawn hits knight and queen together.
Rook fork
Royal fork
Knight fork · rook
Check the king and pick up the rook.
Queen fork · as Black
Pawn fork · as Black
The pawn hits knight and queen together. Play the Black pieces.
Rook fork · as Black
Royal fork · as Black
Knight fork · rook · as Black
Check the king and pick up the rook. Play the Black pieces.
Pin
File pin
Relative pin
Pin · as Black
File pin · as Black
Relative pin · as Black
Skewer
Queen skewer
Rook skewer
Skewer · as Black
Queen skewer · as Black
Rook skewer · as Black
Discovered check
Double check
Knight and bishop check together, then the knight takes the rook.
Discovered pawn
Discovered check · as Black
Double check · as Black
Knight and bishop check together, then the knight takes the rook. Play the Black pieces.
Discovered pawn · as Black
Decoy
Remove the guard
Decoy · as Black
Remove the guard · as Black
Opposition
Square of the pawn
Key squares
Triangulation
Rook pawn draw
Stalemate. The rook pawn cannot evict the corner.
Outside passed pawn
Decoy their king, then the other pawn queens.
Pawn race
Shouldering
Philidor
Lucena
Vancura
Rf5+ checks the king from the side. The rook returns to f6 and checks again with Rf6+. The a-pawn is not captured.
Rook versus pawn
Short side
The king steps to the short side of the e-pawn. c2 is the long side.
Checking distance
Wrong bishop
Stalemate. The bishop does not control the rook pawn's corner.
Bishop versus knight
Trap the knight in the corner, then take it.
Opposite bishops ending
Queen versus rook
Opposition · as Black
Square of the pawn · as Black
Key squares · as Black
Triangulation · as Black
Rook pawn draw · as Black
Stalemate. The rook pawn cannot evict the corner. Play the Black pieces.
Outside passed pawn · as Black
Decoy their king, then the other pawn queens. Play the Black pieces.
Pawn race · as Black
Shouldering · as Black
Philidor · as Black
Lucena · as Black
Vancura · as Black
Rf5+ checks the king from the side. The rook returns to f6 and checks again with Rf6+. The a-pawn is not captured. Play the Black pieces.
Rook versus pawn · as Black
Short side · as Black
The king steps to the short side of the e-pawn. c2 is the long side. Play the Black pieces.
Checking distance · as Black
Wrong bishop · as Black
Stalemate. The bishop does not control the rook pawn's corner. Play the Black pieces.
Bishop versus knight · as Black
Trap the knight in the corner, then take it. Play the Black pieces.
Opposite bishops ending · as Black
Queen versus rook · as Black
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