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Typical Checkmates

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.

Arabian (Arab) Mate


Knight on f6
(sometimes on h6
with pawn blocking
h7)
King on h8
Rook able to go to
h7 or g8 to deliver
mate.

Hook Mate
Pawn supports the
Knight & covers one
escape square
Black pawn right
above the Knight
Knight supports the
Rook
Rook delivers the
mate.

Smothered (Knight) Mate


King smothered by
his own pieces
Knight delivers the
mate.

Semi-smothered (Knight) Mate


King almost (semi)
smothered by his
pieces
Bishop covers other
escape squares
Knight delivers the
mate.

Bishop & Knight Mate


Bishop on the a1-h8
diagonal
Missing pawn on g7
Knight reaches h6
to deliver mate.
Usually happens
when Black does a
fianchetto castle
and his dark square
Bishop is missing.

Bodens (Crossfire) Mate


King on the edge of
the board
One Bishop covers
squares of one color
near the King
Squares not attacked
by the Bishops are
occupied/attacked
Other Bishop delivers
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.

Mate on the long diagonal


King near the
corner with weak
dark (light) squares
Bishop & Queen
coordinate to
deliver mate.

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.

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