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My first Arabian Mate!

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Schachpferd1
Jun 28, 2025
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Altough I blundered my queen, I managed to checkmate with the Arabian mate  

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AtaChess68
Jun 28, 2025
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#2
Nice!
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AtaChess68
Jun 28, 2025
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#3
Anastasia next?
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Schachpferd1
Jun 29, 2025
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#4

Good idea! Although Anastasia‘s Mate is a bit harder to achieve, and I have to overcome the fear of sacrificing my queen in more complex checkmate patterns.

I'm also looking to play the Greek Gift, but this exact pattern almost never happens

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lmdennis
Jun 29, 2025
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#5

Keep going through those mating patterns!

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AtaChess68
Jun 29, 2025
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#6
Sacing your Queen is not a matter of emotions I’d say. It’s a matter of careful calculation.

The Greek Gift is another thing. I play it regularly and a few weeks ago I won OTB with it and the engine proved us wrong afterwards. But a bishop can be worth taking a risk.