Note how the white rook on g1, with the help of the black pawn on h7, traps the black king in the corner. The Back Rank Mate that we studied earlier is also a type of corridor mate. It can only work if the pawn shield in front of the enemy king has been compromised:. Another important aspect of this mate is that the white pawn covers the escape square, f7.
The same could be accomplished if white had a bishop on g6, instead of a pawn. User KingBishop on chess. Although it appears unusual to deliver checkmate with a pawn, it is quite common in actual games. The Epaulette Mate resembles the visual appearance of an ornamental shoulder piece sometimes worn by elite military personnel.
It is unusual for white to move the f-pawn and g-pawn on their first two moves, but it is still a fairly common occurrence among beginners. It is a great example of how a rook and bishop can coordinate to deliver checkmate:. The white rook delivers the checkmate along the open h-file.
A fairly common attacking method in chess is to destroy the pawn shield in front of an enemy king often with a sacrifice. Various other checkmate patterns can become possible as a result of the open h-file.
The Hook Mate is a very useful and instructive checkmate pattern that demonstrates optimal coordination between a rook and knight. Rh8 demonstrates the Hook Mate. Note the optimal coordination between the rook and knight. The knight must be supported though, in this case by the pawn on f5, else the black king could simply capture the knight. The Kill Box Mate occurs when a queen and rook work together to checkmate the enemy king in a box:.
Rd8 is a simple demonstration of the Kill Box Mate. The Lawnmower Mate is an easy checkmate typically performed by a queen and rook or just two rooks. The two pieces work together to push the enemy king to the side of the board. Since it is a very common checkmate pattern, it is one of the first checkmate methods that a beginner should learn.
Ra8 The Lawnmower Mate is named after the alternating advance of the 2 rooks that push the enemy king all the way to the edge of the board. He commonly used the pattern in his games.
Qg7 The pawn defends the queen. This pattern is fairly common. Once the queen arrives on h6 it is often impossible to defend against the mate threat. Qg8 demonstrates the Max Lange Mate. The king is further obstructed by his own pieces:. Rd8 demonstrates the checkmate pattern. If Black is aware of Fool's Mate and isn't afraid to gambit a pawn in the opening, then this awesome queen sacrifice checkmate can occur in only six moves:. The Caro-Kann Defense is known as one of the most solid openings that Black can play.
However, even in this solid opening, there are quick checkmates to be aware of. The Caro-Kann Defense begins after 1. As you can see, Black has supported the d5 pawn push with All chess players must always be vigilant, regardless of the openings they play. In this particular six-move checkmate, Black failed to be alert at the key moment and we see our first example of a smothered mate :.
The first time a player sees this checkmating pattern it leaves a long-lasting impression, and for good reason. We will see this smothered mate theme a couple of more times in this article. The thing to keep in mind about these early smothered mates is to always be alert when an enemy queen is lined up against your king.
Black could have avoided this quick checkmate by playing Ndf6, Qc7, Staying on the same theme of smothered mate, we will now examine a seven-move smothered mate that occurs in the Italian game. The Italian is a very popular opening at all levels and begins after 1. Nf3 Nc6 3. As we found out in the Caro-Kann section above, there are early checkmates in well-known openings and not just offbeat or possibly unsound openings like Grob's attack or Bird's Opening! Check out this wonderful smothered mate in the Italian opening:.
Nf3 is a beautiful winning stroke that delivers checkmate, similar to Nd6 in the Caro-Kann smothered mate. White had to make a couple of mistakes to lose this game so quickly, 4. Nxd4 would have avoided all of the complications. Whether you play 1. Owen's Defense is another offbeat opening that can have the Fool's Mate checkmating pattern. It aims to fianchetto the light-squared bishop quickly:. You may be asking yourself, "How can the Fool's Mate checkmating pattern happen from this position?
Else you can play 1. Qa8 or even 1. Note: Most players would probably resign before that positions occur, but there are some players who will play till the very end. You must now how to win this simple positions quickly and effortlessly, even if short on time. This is a very common checkmating theme not only in the endgame but in the middle game as well.
Before this, black must have moved his K to a1. But black is not forced to move to a1, he could as well move away. From any nontrivial position white can only mate if black helps him…. The two pawn checkmate, as given in this article, is an impossibility.
In the position given, White had to have been on e7, so what move did White make that caused Black to move Ke8? Common one! How black chose move to e8? There could have more options for Black king when both pawns are advancing! It cannot be white to move, because there is no move that black could have made to end up in that position. I guess I should point out that the position said it was invalid and only an example. Read captions guys.. Also being too nitpicky is bad.
Of course it is possible. The position would occur for ex. After a pawn takes pawn capture with a check, black moving to the current square and white check mating. It can work as a general example of checkmate though. The two pawn checkmate scenario you have captioned is not possible. Check out Wikipedia or some other such website to find out from what positions there is a forced checkmate or not. From a certain position, King, Queen and Knight versus King, Knight, Bishop and Rook takes moves for a piece to be taken with best play.
It should be possible to mate with 2 knights on an open board. It is not possible to mate with two knights on an empty board. Also, minor piece and a king vs. Yes, this bishop is needed to protect your King. I am going to sleep with something new in my mind. Products Posts. Tags: anastasias checkmate , back rank mate , basic chess mates , checkmate , chess , morphys mate , smothered mate ,. White to move in each position. Two major pieces back rank mate This is by far the simplest possible mate in the game of chess, which usually occurs in the late stages of the game i.
So after knowing what is checkmate and what its important rules, time for action? To checkmate in 2 moves you need to have the black chess piece and the first two moves of your opponent having the white chess piece must be such that the white king gets exposed to attack easily.
Move 1 : White pawn of opponent to f2 square. In response your Black pawn to e5 square. Move 2 : White pawn to g4 square, further opening up the diagonal and making it more vulnerable. Black responds to this, takes the advantage of the weakness of the white king, and checkmates by moving the queen h4 square. Now, you may be amazed to know this pattern but actually, this happens very rarely in real games unless your opponent makes a serious blunder. The game continues as normal as if nothing happened.
There is no standard rule mentioned regarding this type of situation. However, it is good to avoid such mistakes, especially in professional tournament games because this may distract your opponent.
There are rules as per which a player has the right to complain to the arbiter referee if his or her opponent distracts him by making unnecessary noise. Do You Lose? In that, I have also shared an incident of a player who experienced this situation in real life. Check that out for further reference. Bookmark this tab or add this to your home screen so that you can revisit it as and when required. If the move is legal then the player who checkmates wins the game.
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