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They require the “help” of black’s rook and pawn–they occupy the escape squares. More Examples: Blind Swine Mate Boden’s Mateīoden’s Mate demonstrates the power of two bishops on open diagonals:ĭiagram above: 1.Ba6# shows how the two white bishops work together to deliver checkmate. It’s often impossible to defend against this checkmate pattern–which is why you should be very aware of the danger presented by two connected rooks on the 7th rank.Īccording to an article on, this checkmate pattern got its name from David Janowski, a Polish grandmaster who referred to a pair of rooks on the seventh rank that could not find a mate as “blind swine”. The two white rooks on the 7th rank coordinate to trap the castled king, with the “help” of the obstructing black rook on f8. The Blind Swine Mate demonstrates the power of two connected rooks on the 7th rank:ĭiagram above: 1.Rdg7# illustrates the checkmate pattern. More Examples: Blackburne’s Mate Blind Swine Mate The pattern is named after Joseph Henry Blackburne’s, a British chess player who once demonstrated this checkmate in one of his games.

More Examples: Balestra Mate Blackburne’s Mateīlackburne’s Mate involves two bishops and a knight against a castled king:ĭiagram above: 1.Bh7# demonstrates the typical coordination between two bishops and a knight that resembles Blackburne’s Mate. An important observation here is that the case of Balestra Mate, the bishop MUST be the checking piece if the queen has the task to block all escape squares (without the help of the opponent’s own pieces). It appears that the name “Balestra Mate” (performed by a queen and bishop) was first used as a tag on –in order to distinguish it from Boden’s Mate (which involves two bishops). The Balestra Mate is a checkmate pattern that demonstrates optimal coordination between a queen and bishop:ĭiagram above: 1.Bc6# shows how the white bishop and queen coordinate perfectly to checkmate the black king on the side of the board. More Examples: Back Rank Mate Balestra Mate This proves that your own pieces can sometimes work against you! The Back Rank Mate happens when a king is trapped behind its own pawn shield and gets mated by a rook or queen:ĭiagram above: White plays 1.Rd8# The black king is trapped on the back rank, behind his own pawn shield, hence the name “Back Rank Mate”. More Examples: A rabian Mate Back Rank Mate This demonstration of the knight’s unique abilities is the main feature of the Arabian Mate. The Arabian Mate is a checkmate pattern that features the unique abilities of a knight (horse) with the help of a rook:ĭiagram above: 1.Rh7# Note how the white knight defends the rook on h7 and at the same time covers the escape square, g8. More Examples: Anderssen’s Mate Arabian Mate A particular feature of this position is that white’s pawn is defended by his king. The pattern is named after Adolf Anderssen, a German chess master from the 19th century:ĭiagram above: 2.Rh8# White concludes the game with the Anderssen Mate. The pawn is then also defended by another piece or pawn. More Examples: Anastasia’s Mate Anderssen’s MateĪnderssen’s Mate is a checkmate pattern that features a rook supported by a pawn as it checkmates the opposing king along the eighth rank from the corner. Note how white’s knight is perfectly placed to cover the escape squares. The first checkmate pattern in the list illustrates Anastasia’s Mate:ĭiagram above: 1.Rh3# checkmates the black king against the side of the board. How Famous Checkmate Patterns Got Their Names.

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