The No #1 rarest checkmate explained, how I got it, and how you can get It.

The No #1 rarest checkmate explained, how I got it, and how you can get It.

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A few days ago, I made a blog post saying I got the rarest checkmate possible. After getting a few comments saying it wasn't the rarest, I did some research and found out that the rarest checkmate is called the 'doubly disambiguated bishop capture checkmate'. I found out more, and it turns out that you must have 3 bishops of the same color pointed at an enemy pawn, and one of them must capture that pawn, delivering checkmate, like this:

I got this checkmate against Martin, because it's practically impossible to get this against a real human. The way I think you should get it is by waiting for a blunder, keeping one of their pawns, and promoting to three bishops of the same color. Make sure that you don't accidently stalemate, and use forced moves to your advantage.

The link for the game I got it in is https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/computer/429467551/review?move=164

I hope you enjoyed this explanation of the doubly disambiguated bishop capture checkmate, see if you can do it in your games!!


 

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