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Chess patterns
deliver checkmate, termed checkmate patterns, have been given specific names. The diagrams that follow show these checkmates with White checkmating Black
Checkmate_pattern
Ending goal in chess
Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is any game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with capture)
Checkmate
Checkmate position
scholar's mate is the checkmate achieved by the following moves, or similar: e4 e5 Qh5 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6?? Qxf7# The same mating pattern may be reached by various
Scholar's_mate
Fastest checkmate in the game of chess
The fool's mate is the fastest checkmate in chess delivered after the fewest possible moves from the game's starting position. It arises from the following
Fool's_mate
Chess endgame
bishop and knight checkmate is the checkmate of a lone king by an opposing king, knight, and bishop. With the stronger side to move, checkmate can be forced
Bishop_and_knight_checkmate
Checkmate pattern
Boden's mate is a checkmating pattern in chess characterised by bishops on two criss-crossing diagonals (for example, bishops on a6 and f4 delivering
Boden's_Mate
Chess opening
g2 following the g-pawn's move to g3, and White castles kingside. This pattern can either be achieved via a 1.e4 move order (typically against either
King's_Indian_Attack
Topics referred to by the same term
Mating pattern may refer to: Checkmate pattern, a game-winning arrangement of chess pieces Mating system, sexual reproductive behavior within a group
Mating_pattern
Overview of and topical guide to chess
the expected move to gain an advantage. Checkmate pattern – a particular checkmate. Some checkmate patterns occur sufficiently frequently, or are otherwise
Outline_of_chess
Topics referred to by the same term
results in defeat. Checkmate or Checkmates may also refer to: Checkmate (comics), the title of two series published by DC Comics Checkmate (play), an 1869
Checkmate_(disambiguation)
Italian chess player (1698–1769)
Born in Nonantola, Modena, he was one of the Modenese Masters. The checkmate pattern "Lolli's mate" involves infiltrating an opponent's fianchetto position
Giambattista_Lolli
One of the methods of fast checkmate in chess game
thinking twice. A mating pattern where a pinned knight moves, allowing the capture of the player's queen but leading to a checkmate with three minor pieces
Legal_Trap
Type of checkmate in chess
In chess, a smothered mate (or informally, smother mate) is a checkmate delivered by a knight in which the mated king is unable to move because it is
Smothered_mate
Chess game played in London in 1851
gameplay. Although Kieseritzsky himself indicated that the game ended before checkmate, the Immortal Game is frequently reproduced with a brief continuation
Immortal_Game
Japanese strategy board game
mutual draw by agreement. Checkmate by Black ☖ pieces in hand: – ☗ pieces in hand: – The most common basic checkmating patterns involve golds. This mating
Shogi
Topics referred to by the same term
position a queen versus rook endgame position Philidor's mate, a checkmating pattern that ends in smothered mate François-André Danican Philidor This
Philidor position (disambiguation)
Philidor_position_(disambiguation)
Series of educational programmes about chess for kids
some basic checkmates and strategy. The next games teach opening theory, tactics, middlegame analysis and endgames, along with checkmate patterns. Other games
Fritz_and_Chesster
mate, named for Samuel Boden, is a checkmate pattern in which the king, usually having castled queenside, is checkmated by two crisscrossing bishops. Immediately
Glossary_of_chess
Chess opening
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Queen's_Gambit
Italian chess player and writer
Variation, Greco Variation: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 b5 Greco's mate is a checkmate pattern that occurs when a bishop (or queen) blocks the escape of a king on
Gioachino_Greco
Open-source online chess platform
Transposition Trap Tactics Artificial castling Battery Alekhine's gun Block Checkmate patterns Combination Decoy Deflection Desperado Discovered attack Double check
Lichess
Chess game played by Garry Kasparov
?, 31. Qb3# follows. 31. Qxf6 Kxa3?! Black takes the pawn to prevent checkmate from 32. Qxa6#. However, Black had much better drawing chances with 31…Rd1+
Kasparov's_Immortal
Chess opening
board and create a mating net, where the pawn, rook and bishops deliver checkmate. "The Traxler Counter Attack". ChessBase. 13 June 2004. Retrieved 30 October
Traxler_Counterattack
Style of chess, 18th to 19th century
victory, giving up both rooks and a bishop, then his queen, and then checkmating his opponent with his three remaining minor pieces—is considered a supreme
Romantic_chess
Game piece for playing chess
moving one square horizontally then two squares vertically—i.e. in an "L" pattern.) Consequently, the knight alternates its square color each time it moves
Chess_piece
Chess opening
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Fried_Liver_Attack
9th episode of the 1st series of The Prisoner
"Checkmate" is an episode of the allegorical British science fiction TV series The Prisoner. It was written by Gerald Kelsey and directed by Don Chaffey
Checkmate_(The_Prisoner)
Croatian Jewish chess writer, player and arbiter (1898–1975)
(London-New York 1968). Vuković has a checkmate pattern named after him: Vuković's Mate. It involves checkmating the enemy king with a rook in front of
Vladimir_Vuković
Topics referred to by the same term
Checklist Check sheet Checker (disambiguation) Checkers (disambiguation) Checkmate (disambiguation) Cross check (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning
Check
Chess opening
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Caro–Kann_Defence
Chess-playing automaton hoax (1770–1854)
September 2025 – via The Library of Congress. Charles, Ron (30 June 2007). "Checkmate". Washington Post. Clarke, John Algernon; Faur, G.; Maskelyne, John Nevil
Mechanical_Turk
Chess piece
in the game, hoping to plunder the enemy position and deliver an early checkmate, such as the scholar's mate. Early queen attacks are rare in high-level
Queen_(chess)
Chess pattern of development
pronunciation /ˌfiː.ən.ˈtʃɛ.toʊ/; Italian: [fjaŋˈketto] "little flank") is a pattern of development wherein a bishop is developed to the second rank of the
Fianchetto
Internet chess server
November 30, 2013. Jordan, Robert (June 15, 2013). "Bay Area kids look to checkmate opponents from a computer screen". Contra Costa Times. Archived from the
Chess.com
Chess opening
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Albin_Countergambit
opponent's king, and "Shāh Māt!" (Persian for "the king is helpless" – see checkmate) when the king was attacked and could not escape from attack. These exclamations
History_of_chess
Chess piece
sometimes as few as seven (from sides and corners). A king and rook can force checkmate against a lone king, whereas a king and bishop cannot. A king and two
Bishop_(chess)
Chess opening
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Sicilian_Defence
Japanese chess problem
find out how to achieve checkmate. It is similar to a mate-in-n chess problem. The term tsumi (詰み) means the state of checkmate itself. The verb form is
Tsume_shogi
Rules of play for the game of chess
moves in a distinct way. The object of the game is to checkmate the opponent's king; checkmate occurs when a king is threatened with capture and has no
Rules_of_chess
Chess opening
many lines open against their king after 2.Kf2, they might be quickly checkmated. One example: 1.f3 d5 2.Kf2 e5 (Black places two pawns in the centre to
Barnes_Opening
Chess opening
Transposition Trap Tactics Artificial castling Battery Alekhine's gun Block Checkmate patterns Combination Decoy Deflection Desperado Discovered attack Double check
Danish_Gambit
Variation of chess
cannot be trapped in corners on an infinite board and new patterns are required to form a checkmate. Finally, there are online communities where people play
Infinite_chess
Chess opening
kings in danger, Gufeld sacrifices most of his pieces for a stunning checkmate, calling the game his "Mona Lisa". 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.e4 Nf6
King's_Indian_Defence
Chess opening
Transposition Trap Tactics Artificial castling Battery Alekhine's gun Block Checkmate patterns Combination Decoy Deflection Desperado Discovered attack Double check
Alapin's_Opening
Chess opening
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London_System
Chess opening
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Sicilian Defence, Sveshnikov Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Sveshnikov_Variation
Chess piece
If this cannot be done, the king is said to be in checkmate, resulting in a loss for the checkmated player. A player cannot make any move that places
King_(chess)
Chess opening
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Réti_Opening
Chess opening
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Baltic_Defense
Chess opening
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Torre_Attack
Chess opening
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Benko_Gambit
List of codes used to classify chess openings
Transposition Trap Tactics Artificial castling Battery Alekhine's gun Block Checkmate patterns Combination Decoy Deflection Desperado Discovered attack Double check
List_of_ECO_codes
1982 video game
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1K_ZX_Chess
Chess opening
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Nimzowitsch_Defence
Chess opening theme
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Poisoned_Pawn_Variation
Chess opening
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Grob's_Attack
System of points scoring in the game of chess
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Chess_scoring
Chess opening
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Smith–Morra_Gambit
Chess opening
Transposition Trap Tactics Artificial castling Battery Alekhine's gun Block Checkmate patterns Combination Decoy Deflection Desperado Discovered attack Double check
Durkin_Opening
Book by David Vincent Hooper and Kenneth Whyld
Transposition Trap Tactics Artificial castling Battery Alekhine's gun Block Checkmate patterns Combination Decoy Deflection Desperado Discovered attack Double check
The_Oxford_Companion_to_Chess
Reference work on chess openings
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Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
Encyclopaedia_of_Chess_Openings
Chess opening
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Queen's_Indian_Defense
Chess opening
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Zukertort_Opening
Chess opening
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Sicilian Defence, Alapin Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Alapin_Variation
Chess opening
Transposition Trap Tactics Artificial castling Battery Alekhine's gun Block Checkmate patterns Combination Decoy Deflection Desperado Discovered attack Double check
Sicilian Defence, Accelerated Dragon
Sicilian_Defence,_Accelerated_Dragon
Chess opening
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Blackmar–Diemer_Gambit
Chess opening
modern line. It provokes 4.e5, typically continuing 4...Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6, a pattern also seen in Alekhine's Defense. 5...Bf5, 5...Nc6, and 5...e6?! are alternatives
Queen's_Gambit_Accepted
Chess engine
Transposition Trap Tactics Artificial castling Battery Alekhine's gun Block Checkmate patterns Combination Decoy Deflection Desperado Discovered attack Double check
Junior_(chess_program)
Chess opening
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Italian_Game
Chess opening
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Tarrasch_Defense
Items used to play a game of chess
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Chess_equipment
Chess opening
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Bishop's_Opening
Chess opening
this line as Black in a televised game against Garry Kasparov; he was checkmated in 23 moves. Alternatives to 3.Nc3 include 3.d4, which can transpose into
Scandinavian_Defense
Chess piece
is a draw since a checkmate is impossible. When a lone king faces a king and two knights, a checkmate can never be forced; checkmate can occur only if
Knight_(chess)
Chess opening
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Jaenisch_Gambit
Game of chess via postal system or e-mail
with Kasparov playing "g7" on his 62nd move and announcing a forced checkmate in 28 moves. The World Team voters resigned on October 22. After the game
Correspondence_chess
Chess opening
Transposition Trap Tactics Artificial castling Battery Alekhine's gun Block Checkmate patterns Combination Decoy Deflection Desperado Discovered attack Double check
Modern_Defense
Finding an optimal algorithm for playing chess
Tablebases". Retrieved December 30, 2023. "What is the longest known 7-piece checkmate?". Chess Stack Exchange. Retrieved June 14, 2023. "Probe". tb7.chessok
Solving_chess
Fictional chess game from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey
language. Poole resigns the game once HAL indicates a certain path to checkmate; however, the move which HAL suggests Frank might make is not forced.
Poole_versus_HAL_9000
Chess opening
former was contemporary in the late 19th century), ending in Holmes checkmating Moriarty, just as Watson foils Moriarty's plans. 1.c4 is also used in
English_Opening
Chess opening
the knight from the threat of recapture on c6 because of the threat of checkmate with 6...Qxf2, allowing Black to then recapture with 6...dxc6 (or 6..
Scotch_Game
Chess opening
Transposition Trap Tactics Artificial castling Battery Alekhine's gun Block Checkmate patterns Combination Decoy Deflection Desperado Discovered attack Double check
Pirc_Defence
Chess opening
Transposition Trap Tactics Artificial castling Battery Alekhine's gun Block Checkmate patterns Combination Decoy Deflection Desperado Discovered attack Double check
Tennison_Gambit
Chess opening
White must play 4.Nf3, avoiding 4.Nc3?? Qh4+ 5.g3 Qxg3+ 6.hxg3 Bxg3 checkmate. Then Black again has two alternatives: 4...g5 to drive away White's knight
Bird's_Opening
Chess opening
Transposition Trap Tactics Artificial castling Battery Alekhine's gun Block Checkmate patterns Combination Decoy Deflection Desperado Discovered attack Double check
Bogo-Indian_Defence
Chess opening
with either 5...Nxe4 6.Qe2 Nxe5 7.Qxe4 Qe7 or 5...Nxe5 6.d4 (a forking pattern also seen in other openings) a6. 4...d6 simply reinforces the pawn on e5
Berlin_Defence
Chess opening
Transposition Trap Tactics Artificial castling Battery Alekhine's gun Block Checkmate patterns Combination Decoy Deflection Desperado Discovered attack Double check
Balogh_Defense
Chess opening
the Stonewall Variation, sacrificed all of his minor pieces to win by checkmate. There are many variations and lines, but the following three are considered
Dutch_Defence
Transposition Trap Tactics Artificial castling Battery Alekhine's gun Block Checkmate patterns Combination Decoy Deflection Desperado Discovered attack Double check
Chess_database
Chess opening
Transposition Trap Tactics Artificial castling Battery Alekhine's gun Block Checkmate patterns Combination Decoy Deflection Desperado Discovered attack Double check
Sicilian Defence, Chekhover Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Chekhover_Variation
Board and pieces for playing the game of chess
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Chess_set
Chess tournament
same kind as in tournament games: everything is simple, follows a single pattern, logical, and without any spectacular effects. He makes his moves quickly
World Blitz Chess Championship
World_Blitz_Chess_Championship
Chess opening
Qxe4+ 5.Kf2 Bc5+ 6.d4 Bxd4+ and White must play 7.Qxd4 to avoid a forced checkmate). The opening bears the name of Austrian master Ernst Falkbeer who played
Falkbeer_Countergambit
Chess opening
rank), and leads to the Spielmann-Indian Variation, which has many similar patterns to the Benoni. White's early committal of Nf3 distinguishes it from the
Benoni_Defense
Chess opening
of 6...Qd4, where the bishop on c5 supports the queen in threatening checkmate with 7...Qxf2, allowing Black to win the knight. White must take some
Ruy_Lopez
Reference book first published in 1911
Transposition Trap Tactics Artificial castling Battery Alekhine's gun Block Checkmate patterns Combination Decoy Deflection Desperado Discovered attack Double check
Modern_Chess_Openings
Chess opening
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Queen's_Gambit_Declined
Chess opening
Transposition Trap Tactics Artificial castling Battery Alekhine's gun Block Checkmate patterns Combination Decoy Deflection Desperado Discovered attack Double check
Ponziani_Opening
Chess opening
Transposition Trap Tactics Artificial castling Battery Alekhine's gun Block Checkmate patterns Combination Decoy Deflection Desperado Discovered attack Double check
Richter–Veresov_Attack
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