It’s hard recognizing checkmates
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Same😂
Agree.
Me: *all the accidental checkmates* Oh cool! 
Jan 16, 2021
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#4
I had this problem too and still do sometimes! learning different mates have helped me put some tricks up my sleeve. 😊
Jan 16, 2021
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#5
Same problem here! I’ve been having trouble keeping all the squares that are covered in my mind. I usually keep forgetting that one square that allows their king to escape and then I have to rethink my whole approach
Jan 16, 2021
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#6
This is something you should study immediately 
If you can't recognize them, you can't set it up to win nor defend against it. Finding things like mate in 3-5 moves takes a while, finding the most efficient (fewest moves) way takes a while, but finding 1 move mates is something a beginner needs to know right away. There should be a tutorial on those somewhere in here.
(1) when my opponent delivers checkmate: “wait, that is a checkmate?! how come I didn’t see it!”
(2) when I accidentally checkmate my opponent: “wait, that is a checkmate?! how come I didn’t see it!”