is that not a "hook mate" with a queen?
Puzzle theme suggestion: the Squeeze
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Yes, I see what "hook mate" is from chessfox, and I didn't know of that. It makes sense with a rook, and most of the examples I've seen in puzzles here are by a queen. So then what I am asking is whether there's a common name for the variety of examples where there's a there instead of a rook. The queen could be protected in many ways. And if it's a queen then it's also fun to have the white king where that pawn is. I wish to name all of those queen positions the squeeze. Rook positions like that are much rarer.
Is this a good idea for a puzzle theme? Is "the Squeeze" a good name for it?
My apologies for editing my post a dozen times. I had problems showing the image.
I find it pretty often doing puzzles and i saw it today in this example
https://www.chess.com/puzzles/problem/764072
And here's one way it can end up, illustrating the Squeeze.
Of the nine squares around the king, the knight controls one square to protect the queen, the queen controls six, and the pawn controls two.
In general the king is trapped in the space of two squares between a pawn or bishop and a queen or rook, so the heavy piece gives check and protects the pawn or bishop.