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How do I mate thee; let me count the ways - part 2

Submitted by batgirl on Sun, 02/17/2008 at 8:31am.

Part 2: Mating with combined pieces.

Different combinations of pieces require different mating techniques.

Mating with Bishops and Rooks

Mating with Knights and Bishops The king must be restricted either by his own men or by the opposite king. Generally, either the knight guards one or two escape squares while the bishop delivers mate, or the bishop blocks one escape square while the knight delivers mate and blocks another escape square.

Mating with Rooks and Knights

Mating on the Diagonal

Weaknesses on the long diagonal
lead to some interesting mates.

Bishops and Rooks work well
together here, but other minor
pieces can also be effective.

» posted in Le blog de la Batgirl

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by Michael_Sarmiento - 17 months ago
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bless you for your efforts

by kolechess - 20 months ago
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Good on you educating us filthy chess heathens lol thanks

by batgirl - 20 months ago
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"some of those are identical positions"

Thanks. I made some corrections.

by mata123 - 20 months ago
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thanks, great positions!

by 8by8 - 20 months ago
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Love your posts! Umm... some of those are identical positions, but please keep up the great work!

by Unbeliever - 20 months ago
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Thanks for posting.

by Am3692 - 20 months ago
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Thanks!

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