25 Basic Checkmate Patterns

In this Blog I will show you the 25 Basic Checkmate Patterns in Chess. 

1. Scholar's Mate

2. Fool's Mate

3. Back Rank Mate

4. Assisted Checkmates

5. Smothered Mate

6. Arabian Mate

7. Anastasia's Mate

8. BlackBurne's Mate

9. Damiano's Mate

10. Epaulette Mate

11. Swallowtail's Mate 

12. Greco's Mate

13. Dovetail's Mate

14. Corner Mate

15. Triangle Mate

16. Fianchetto Mate

17. Castle with Checkmate

18. Kill Box Mate

19. Hook Mate

20. Pawn Mate

21. Boden's Mate

22. Morphy's Mate

23. Legal's Mate

24. Opera Mate

25. Reti's Mate