In fact, Black’s King cannot move at all! Any check delivered to White would be a checkmate. In the diagram above the Black’s King is tightly surrounded by its own pawns and the rook. This mate is quite hard to see sometimes because players usually don’t expect the knight to be a mating piece. It is a mate given by the knight alone when an opponent’s king is unable to move because it’s blocked by its own pieces or pawns. Note: Similar type of mate is possible if White’s Queen and Bishop are lined up on b1-h7 diagonal, double attacking the weak h7 square which is often guarded by the King alone. At the same time, players should be aware of this kind of setup when on the defensive side. The diagonal checkmate should be in the arsenal of every practical chess player. In this case, the setup is even more powerful since black dominates the so-called long (a1-h8) diagonal. The setup Queen + Bishop lined up on the same diagonal was proven to be very powerful. Tip: There are a lot of cases of the back rank mate in the Middle game also. Note: You should be always aware of the back rank threats even when no immediate checkmate is available, the position can change very rapidly and therefore it is a good practice to create an escape window in the endgame where major pieces are present. If we take a look at the White’s pawn structure it is pretty similar to the Black’s with one big exception: h – pawn is advanced from h2 to h3 freeing and escape square or an escape window on h2, illuminating back rank checkmate threat. back rank) and any check by a major piece on the back rank would turn out deadly. In the position above Black’s King is blocked by his own pawns on the 8 th rank (i. This is a classical example of the back rank checkmate which is a very powerful weapon which is used by all players as a serious weapon or a threat. This mate also often occurs in more complex positions with other pawns and pieces present on the board. However, in this case, it is White to move and mate in one: 1.d7#. If it were Black to move, White would feel silly since it is a stalemate – a draw. On the positions above, Black has nowhere to move: d7 and f7 are guarded by the White’s King d8 and f8 are guarded by the e7 pawn which obviously cannot be captured. This is a very common endgame, where one side has two pawns and the other side has none. Note: If the opponent’s king is stuck in the middle of the board, the stronger side should “walk” him onto the 8 th rank to the shown position by given interchangeable checks with the rooks, and then mating on the back rank. This mate is very common and thus important to know and to be aware of. One the diagram above white mates with 1.Ra8#. Stronger side cuts the opponents King from 7 th rank with one major piece and delivers a mate with the other one. This is by far the simplest possible mate in the game of chess, which usually occurs in the late stages of the game (i. You should always look to setup one while playing a game and also be aware of these structures in order to avoid nasty surprises prepared by your opponents.īy looking at this positions you will learn basic checkmating patterns and will train your ming to create and find similar position in your own games. Today we’ll focus on 13 most common checkmates in chess.
Fortunately not all checkmates in chess are as complicated as the one discussed here. As we all know, the ultimate goal of chess is to deliver a checkmate.
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