Maruthy Pannala
Anastasia Mate
Knight on e7
Black pawn on g7
King on h8 or h7
Open h file (or can
be opened with a
piece sacrifice)
Rook or Queen can
transfer to the h file.
Missing f Pawn
f7 pawn is missing
Bishop on a2-g8
diagonal
King on h8
Open h file (or can
be opened with a
piece sacrifice)
Rook or Queen can
transfer to the h file.
Hook Mate
Pawn supports the
Knight & covers one
escape square
Black pawn right
above the Knight
Knight supports the
Rook
Rook delivers the
mate.
Open h file
Pawn on g6 covers
escape squares
(much like in Back
Rank mate)
Queen delivers
mate on h7
Sacrifices are
sometimes involved
to open the h file.
Legals Mate
Knights on c3 & d5
Bishop on the a2-g8
diagonal
Black King is
blocked by his own
pieces on d8 & f8
Bxf7 followed by
Nd5 is checkmate
This is a common
opening trap.
Morphys Mate
Bishop on the long
diagonal (a1-h8).
Rook on the g file,
cutting the King off
on the h file.
Pawn on the h7
square.