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The Lucena position is an endgame position named after Luis Ramirez de Lucena.
In this position, obvious white attempts fail. For example 1. Rd2+ Ke7 2. Kc7 Rc1+ 3. Kb6 Rb1+ 4. Kc6 Rc1+ and white can't make any progress. If white moes his king...
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Each of the pieces in chess has a different value indicating its usefulness relative to other pieces. Under most systems, including that used in the "Details" section of Chess.com games, a pawn is worth one point, a knight is worth three points, a...
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Hi! This is Chessking47 (or CK47) writing about Mating Patterns. First, Anastasia's Mate.Â
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I hope you enjoyed that cute mate. Now, the mate can be applied more strikingly. Combine decoy and clearance sacrifice.
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A blockade is a situation when the opponent has a pawn that needs to be stopped. Usually it is a passed pawn and it will promote unless stopped. A easy way to stop a passed pawn is to put a piece in front of it. That way, it can't advance. The bes...
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A back rank mate is when a rook or queen check cannot be escaped from.
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Also, it can occurr when the piece defending the back rank is pinned.
Finally, a back rank checkmate works if the defender cannot block.
Back rank mates are howevr on...
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Tripled pawns are rarely seen in chess, and unlike doubled pawns, they are 99% of the time a weakness or liability. It is hard to protect them and they will easily be captured by opposing queens or rooks. They also block each other. Here is an exa...
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Hi! Swallow's Tail mate is a rare mating pattern. It happens when a king is mated , usually because of a queen. 2 other friendly pieces block off potential escape squares.
It is quite a simple but strange mate. Hope you had fun reading, and enjo...
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