Mating Patterns

Anderssen's Mate : a) f7 = blocked off b) bishop aimed at h8 (open diagonal) c) heavy piece at h8 (open h-file)

1. Rxh7, KxR ; 2. Rh1+, Kg8; 3. Rh8#.

1.Qh8+, BxQ 2. RxBh8#.

1. Qxg6+, h7xQ; 2. Rh8#.

1. Rxh2, KxR: Qh6+ or Rh8+

1. Bxh7+, KxB; 2. Qh5+, Kg8; 3. Qh8#.

1. Rh3+, Kg8; 2. Rh8#

1.Ne7+, Kh8 or QxN; 2. Qxh7+ , KxQ. 3. Rh5+,

Morphy's Bishop Mate: a) f7 = blocked off b) bishop aimed at h8 (open diagonal) c) heavy piece at g-file (open g-file)

1. Rxg7 Kh8 2. Rxf7; Kg8. 3.Rg7+, Rg6 4.Rf6, Bxf6

..

1. Re8 QxR, 2. Qf6+ Rg7

1. QxN, g7xQ 2. Rg1+, Kh8; 3. Bxf6#.

1. Rxg7+, Kh8. 2. Rxf7+,Kg8; 3. Rg7+, Kh8;

Greco's Bishop Mate. a) g7 = blocked off b) bishop aimed at g8 (open diagonal) c) heavy piece at h-file (open h-file)

1. Qh5, h6. 2.Qg6,e h6xN, Qh5#

1. Bxf7+. Kh8 2. Ng6+, h7xN, 3. Qh3#.

1.Qxf7+,Kh8. 2.Rxh7+ KxR 3. Qh5.

1.Ne2+; K h1. 2.Qxh2+, g KxQ. 3.Bxf2#.

1. Ng6+, h7xN 2.Rh1#

1. Bc4 Kh8 2. Ng5 h6; 3. Qg6 h6xN Qh5 #

1. Ne7++, K h8. 2. Ng6+. h7xN 3. h2xN.

Lolli's Mates a) f7 = blocked off b) pawn at f6 (clear g7) c) heavy piece at g7

1. Qh6, Rg8; 2. Qxh7+, KxQ 3.Rh5#

1. Qh6, Qf8 2. Qxh7 KxQ. 3. Rh1+. Qh6. 4. RxQ, KxR. 5.Rh1,

1.Rb8, Qxb8 2.Nxf7#

1.f6, g6 2.Qh6 . 3. Qg7#

1.Qh6, Rg8 2.Rd8, RxR 3.Qg7#

Damiano's Mate a) g7 = blocked off b) pawn / bishop at g6 (clear f7 & h7) c) queen at h7

1. Rh8+, KxR; 2. Rh1+, Kg8; 3. Rh8+, KxR; 4. Qh1+, Kg8; 5. Qh7#.

1. Bh7+. K h8, 2. Bg6+, Kg8 3. Qh7+ Kg8 4.Qxf7#

1. Ng3+. 2.h2xN ,h4xg3+. 3. Kg8, Rh1+, 4. KxR , Rh8+; 5. Kg1, Rh1+; 6. KxR, Qh8+; 7. Kg1, Qh2+ 8. Kf1 Qh1#.

1. Bh7+, Kh8; 2. Bg6+, Kg8. 3. Rh8+, KxR4. Qh5+, Kg8; 5. Qh7#.

Knight Mate 1 a) g7 = cleared off b) bishop = aimed at h8 (open diagonal) c) knight = covers light squares (beside king)

1. Rh5, ,g6xR, 2. Qf6#

. 1. Qxg7+, KxQ; 2. Bf6+, Kg8; 3. Nh6#.

1.Qh6, g7xQ 2. Nxh6#

1. Nf6+, Kh8; 2. Ng4+, f7-f6; 3. Bxf6+, RxB; 4. QxR#.

Knight Mate 2 a) g7 & h7 = blocked off b) bishop = aimed at g8 (open diagonal) c) knight = covers dark squares (beside king)

1.Qxh7+, NxQ 2.Ng6+. Kg8, 3. Bd5#.

1. Ne7++. , Kh8 2. Nxg6 mates.

1. Bc4+, Re6; 2. BxR+, Kh7; 3. Nf8++, Kh8; Qh7#. 1. Ng6+, Kg8; 2. Bc4#.

Anastasia Mate a) f7 = blocked off c) knight at g5@e7= covers file/rank squares b) heavy piece = h-file / 8thrank (open )

1. Ne2+; 2. Kh8 (forced), Qxh2+ (standard); 3. KxQ (forced), Rh4#.

1. Ne2+, 2. Kh8. Rxh2+; 3. KxR, Rh8+; 4. Qh6, RxQ+; 5. BxR, QxB#.

1. Qf8+ KxQ. 2. Rh8#. 1. Ne2+; 2. Kh1, QxN; 3. h3xQ, Rh5+; 4. g4xR, Rh4#.

Arabian Mate Knight & king in a diagonal a) knight at f6 b) heavy piece at h7 / g8

1.Nf6+; Kh8 2. RxR#.

1. QxB+, h7xQ.. 2. Nf6+, Kh8; 3. Rxh7#.

. 1. Qxh7+, RxQ, 2. Rg8#.

1. Rf2+, 2. Kh1 Rh2+; 3. KxR. Nf3+, 4. Kh1, RxR#.