How to Mate Your Opponent
How to Mate Your Opponent "Winning Chess" by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld gave the following three quotes that inspired this presentation: As soon as a true thought has entered our mind, it gives a light which makes us see a crowd of other objects which we have never perceived before. Many mating patterns are known by their names. The Smothered Mate:
A lone rook generally mates a king on the back rank when the king is somehow prevented from leaving that rank. When rooks work together, usually one restricts the king while the other delivers mate. The Bishop
Bishops can work in tandem or can criss-cross The Knight Knights mate alone or in pairs by smothering. The King's escape squares can be blocked physically by his own pieces, by the opponent's pieces or by controlling those squares. Often the Knight simultaneously checks and controls an escape square. Combined Pieces. Different combinations of pieces require different mating techniques. Mating with Bishops and Rooks
Rooks control the rank or file while the Bishop controls the diagonal. Mating with Knights and Bishops The king must be restricted either by his own men or by the opposite king. Generally, either the knight guards one or two escape squares while the bishop delivers mate, or the bishop blocks one escape square while the knight delivers mate and blocks another escape square. The Bishop and Knights are usually, but not always, on the same color. Mating with Rooks and Knights _____________________________________________________________
1000 Checkmate Combinations by Viktor Khenkin, 2011 |
