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Q: how do I castle?A: Move the king two squares. Rook moves automatically, if castling is legal.
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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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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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Charles Kalme (1939-2002) was the U.S. Junior Open champion in 1955, which was held in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1957 he was the U.S. Intercollegiate Chess Champion. In 1960 he was on the winning U.S. Student Olympiad team (Lombardy, Kalme, R Wein...
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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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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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