Is there a name for the situation that's almost a smothered mate except for one flight square, which is attacked by the same knight that delivers mate?
Does every Mate have a name?
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This is the Philidor's Legacy for those who don't know.
Right, I was actually just trying to get people to contribute to a thread which would contain lots of famous mate styles...but it appears there is currently little interest. thanks tonydal. :)
Anastasia's Mate...cool. Is that the only way a knight and rook can mate the king? I guess the little pawn is required too.
there are many way of doing this as long as the knight and rook work together and with a help from another piece like the queen.
Not sure of this, but does Morphy have a mate(s) named after him?
Wouldn't it be faster to attack with the bishop and then move back?
lets see.....
fools mate???
scholloars mate???
kco wrote:
no is won't because of ....f5 ! lead to a draw
I don't get it,
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As I recall, batgirl has posted some very good stuff on this topic (and much else too) - Legal's Mate, Boden's Mate etc. Have a look at her blogs.
Should that be Legall's or Legal's?
Yes Batgirl did alot of work on mates, here are the links-
http://blog.chess.com/batgirl/mating-patterns-i
http://blog.chess.com/batgirl/mating-patterns-part-2
http://blog.chess.com/batgirl/mating-patterns-part-3
http://blog.chess.com/batgirl/how-do-i-mate-thee-let-me-count-the-ways
http://blog.chess.com/batgirl/how-do-i-mate-thee-let-me-count-the-ways---part-2
Enjoy your reading.
p.s. legall is spelt with two l's.
whoa whoa...that mate in post 21 is outrageous!! This Morphy mate is like a decoration...cool!
AfafBouardi wrote:
Right, I was actually just trying to get people to contribute to a thread which would contain lots of famous mate styles...but it appears there is currently little interest. thanks tonydal. :)
I think one of the reasons for that could be this(you will find lots of gems in here)
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/endgames/different-mates
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The Philidor's Legacy mate is sacrificial and charming. I didn't know so many mates have actual names by which they're known. Please generously contribute to this thread by posting (on the board) different mates...particularly those which have names!