What's your favorite checkmate/checkmate pattern?

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The title says everything, mine would be the blind swine mate, it's very aesthetically pleasing and satisfying to do on your opponent.

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Not sure if this one even has a name...

Avatar of 58e_Ziggy

That was very nice!

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 :tup

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MightyPawn345 wrote:

The title says everything, mine would be the blind swine mate, it's very aesthetically pleasing and satisfying to do on your opponent.

If it’s mate, the pigs can see.

https://chessskill.blogspot.com/2025/10/blind-swine.html

If I have a favorite mate, it must be when I was checkmated by two pawns supported by heavy pieces that I had pinned. Adding to the sweetness of the mate was my opponent’s name: Karo-Syrup.

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blueemu wrote:

Not sure if this one even has a name...

If the king were on its starting square, someone would call it the Opera Mate.

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I like the smothered mate and ladder checkmate