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This is just a post compiling common mating patterns. “ A thorough understanding of the typical mating combinations makes the mostcomplicated sacrificial combinations leading up to them not only not difficult,but almost a matter of course” - TarraschI will give an instructive example to illustrate this point, given in the book Mastering Chess. It's white to move, can you find the winning move? This is much easier to find if we recall this common mating pattern: Anastasia's mate Puzzle: The Mating Pattern: Anderssen's mate Puzzle: The Mating Pattern:

Again, sorry for the fact that this is broken up into several parts; the page seems to crash once I have a certain amount of content on one single post (it's probably just an issue with my browser).I will again post the puzzle before the mating pattern, just so that people can challenge themselves a bit. Arabian Mate Puzzle This was a possible variation from Kasparov vs Epishin, 1995. Mating Pattern Boden's MatePuzzle From Alekhine-Vasic 1931 Checkmate Pattern Epaulette Mate Puzzle From Carlsen-Ernst 2004 Checkmate Pattern

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