Checkmate patterns (continued)

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Arabian mate 

In a Arabian mate the knight and the Rook team up to trap the opposing king on a corner of the board .the Rook sits on a square adjusent to the king both to prevent escape along the diagonal and to deliver checkmate while the knight sits two squares away diagonally from the king to prevent escape on the squares next to the king and protect the Rook. 

Checkmate the opponent in 3 moves .

From Gregory koidanov and viswanathan Anand 1987.

Morphy's mate .

Morphy mate is named after Paul Morphy.it works by using a bishop to attack the enemy king while your rookand enemy pawn helps to confine it.

Checkmate the opponent  in 6 moves from Samuel reshevsky and George shainswit. 1951


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